Morning brief: Israel launches fresh strikes on Gaza; Iran releases first report on Raisi's death, and more

Israel, which recently saidit was ready for new truce talksin the ongoing Gaza conflict with terrorist organisation Hamas, launched fresh deadly strikes in the Palestinian territory on Thursday (May 23). Two pre-dawn air strikes had killed 26 people, including 15 children, inGaza City.Fierce fightingwas also seeninJabalia andRafah between the Israeli military and Hamas militants.

While Iran released the first report on the helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi.The report said thatthe helicopterthroughoutitsjourneyflew on its predetermined course and did not deviate from the flight route.The report alsosaidthat therewere no suspicious issues in the conversations between the flight crew and the watchtower.

In other news from around the world,South Korea and Japan on Friday announced a series of sanctions onpeople, organisations, and vessels related to Russia's allegedprocurement of weapons from NorthKorea.

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Israel launches fresh strikes on Gaza while saying it's ready for new truce talks

Israel on Thursday (May 23) launched fresh deadly strikes on the Gaza Strip while saying it was ready for new truce talks inwar against terrorist organisation Hamas. Citing the Gaza Strip'scivil defence agency, the news agency AFP reportedtwo pre-dawn air strikes had killed 26 people, including 15 children, inGaza City.

Iran releases first report on President Raisi's death, reveals pilot 'contacted...'

The first investigative report on the fatal helicopter crash which led to the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the officials who had accompanied himwas releasedby the General Staff of Iran's Armed Forces.

Alleged Russia-North Korea arms trade: South Korea, Japan impose sanctions

South Korea and Japan on Friday (May 24) announced a series of sanctions onpeople, organisations, and vessels related to Russia's allegedprocurement of weapons from NorthKorea.The sanctions came asSouth Korea and the United States (US)accused North Koreaof transferring weapons to Russia for use in its war against Ukraine.

Modi says he would have taken Kartarpur Sahib from Pakistan if he was PM in 1971

In his first election rally in northern India's Punjab state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the past spectre of 1971 war with Pakistan and added that had he been the prime minister, he would have taken Kartarpur Sahib in return for the release of over 90,000 Pakistani soldiers who surrendered to Indian forces then.

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