RT News - October 17 2024 (17:00 MSK)

At least 28 Gazans are killed in an IDF strike on a UN school sheltering displaced people in the enclave’s north, according to Palestinian officials. Israel says it was targeting Hamas militants and is checking reports that one of those killed was the group’s leader. Israeli forces blow up an entire village in southern Lebanon and then celebrate its destruction on the same day Israeli officials deny deliberately targeting UN peacekeepers in the region. Cross-continental controversy India claims Ottawa is harboring Indian separatists sparking a diplomatic row, in response to Canada’s accusations of New Delhi violating its sovereignty. And Vladimir Zelensky’s so-called ‘Victory plan’ is proving to be a hard sell, as Kiev’s western supporters refuse to back the proposals as is let alone fast track Ukraine into NATO.