- Reuters
Hamas armed wing says fighters captured Israeli soldiers in Gaza fighting, Israeli military denies
A spokesman for Hamas' armed wing said on Sunday its fighters had captured Israeli soldiers during fighting in Jabalia in northern Gaza on Saturday, though the Israeli military denied the claim. The Hamas armed wing spokesman did not say how many soldiers had been abducted, and showed no proof of the claim. "Our fighters lured a Zionist force into an ambush inside a tunnel ... The fighters withdrew after they left all members of the force dead, wounded, and captured," Abu Ubaida, the spokesman for Al Qassam Brigades, said in a recorded message broadcast by Al Jazeera early on Sunday.
- Associated Press
Burkina Faso junta extends its transition term by 5 years
The military leader of Burkina Faso will remain in office for another five years following the signing of a new charter after national consultations in the capital on Saturday. Civil society representatives, the security and defense forces and lawmakers in the transitional assembly participated in the talks in Ouagadougou, which most political parties boycotted. “The duration of the transition is fixed at 60 months from July 2, 2024,” said Col. Moussa Diallo, the chairman of the organizing committee of the national dialogue process, in a speech after the talks.
- Reuters
Ukrainian attacks kill four in Belgorod region in southern Russia, governor says
Gladkov, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said three people were killed in the village of Oktyabrsky in a multiple rocket attack. Gladkov later said air defence units had intercepted and destroyed 29 airborne targets. Russia's Defence Ministry also said that air defence units had intercepted and destroyed a Ukrainian drone over the adjacent Kursk region.
