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☆ Accident or sabotage? American and European officials disagree as key undersea cables are cut
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Investigators are trying to crack the mystery of how two undersea internet cables in the Baltic Sea were cut within hours of each other, with European officials saying they believe the disruption was an act of sabotage and US officials suggesting it was likely an accident. The two cables – the BCS East-West connecting Lithuanian and Sweden and the C-Lion1 linking Finland with Germany – were suddenly disrupted on Sunday and Monday. And the disruption to the cables came just weeks after the US warned that Moscow was likely to target critical undersea infrastructure. Instead, the two officials told CNN they believed it likely caused by an anchor drag from a passing vessel. The Chinese-flagged ship Yi Peng 3 was spotted in the area around the times the two cables were cut.

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☆ Baltic Sea internet cables cut: European officials cry sabotage
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —European officials are looking toward Russia after two submarine internet cables in the Baltic Sea were suddenly disrupted in an apparent sabotage operation, just weeks after the United States warned that Moscow was likely to target critical undersea infrastructure. A cable between Lithuania and Sweden was cut on Sunday, according to Telia Lithuania, the telecommunications company that runs the link. Separately, the state-controlled Finnish telecoms company Cinia said one of its cables, which connects Finland and Germany, was disrupted on Monday. ”Nobody believes that these cables were accidentally severed,” he told reporters on Tuesday morning ahead of a ministerial meeting in Brussels, Belgium. The extent of the disruption, if any, caused by the damage to the cables is unclear.

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☆ Mystery fault takes undersea internet cable between Germany and Finland out of service
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —An unexplained fault in an undersea telecommunications cable linking Finland and Germany has disrupted communication services, the company that runs the link said Monday. The C-Lion1 cable that connects Helsinki to Rostock in Germany was built and is operated by Cinia, a state-controlled Finnish company. It is unclear what caused the fault – Cinia said in a statement that it is still investigating the issue. However, the malfunction comes just weeks after the United States warned that it had detected increased Russian military activity around key undersea cables. A repair vessel is ready to go to the site of the fault, Cinia said, according to Finland’s public broadcaster, YLE.

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☆ Ukraine latest: Bad news mounts for Ukraine across the frontlines. But Russia is under pressure too
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Russia is making gains at key spots along the frontlines of eastern and southeastern Ukraine, while unleashing wave after wave of aerial terror against Ukrainian cities. … You just get boxed into a corner and you have to choose from a buffet of bad options,” Barros added. Taking over Kupiansk would make it a lot easier for Russia to push further into the Kharkiv region. Ukraine has put up a fierce fight in the area in recent months, even though it has lost some ground. Pokrovsk has been a target of Russia for months as it seeks to capture eastern Ukraine.

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☆ Ukrainian mother and three children killed in a Russian strike on Zelensky’s hometown
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | Svitlana Vlasova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

She was just two months old when a Russian missile hit her home in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on Monday morning. The city lies some 70 kilometers (40 miles) from the southern Ukrainian front line. The local authorities in Kryvyi Rih declared Wednesday an official day of mourning. Two, each killing two people and injuring more than a dozen, struck Kryvyi Rih within one week earlier this month. Zelensky and his wife Olena Zelenska are from Kryvyi Rih, a city that lies some 70 kilometers (40 miles) from the southern Ukrainian front line.

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☆ Ukraine is fighting 50,000 troops in Russia’s Kursk region, Zelensky says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | Svitlana Vlasova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday Russia has deployed nearly 50,000 troops to Kursk, the southern Russian region where Kyiv launched its surprise counteroffensive in the summer. Kyiv launched its incursion into Russia’s Kursk region in August, taking by surprise not just Moscow, but also its allies. The Kremlin has not commented on the presence of North Korean troops on its territory. Zelensky said last week that 11,000 North Korean soldiers were now in the region. North Korean troops deployed to Russia’s Kursk region have fought Kyiv’s forces on the battlefield, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday, adding that the clashes resulted in fatalities.

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CNN —A Spirit Airlines plane was hit by gunfire Monday over Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, according to diplomatic source in the country, resulting in what the airline described as “minor injuries” to one of its crew members. It added that the aircraft has been taken out of service, and Spirit services to Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haitien have been suspended. Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s main international airport, has since paused operations following the incident, the diplomatic source told CNN. US-based carriers JetBlue and American Airlines have also cancelled flights to and from Haiti until Thursday. Conille’s predecessor Ariel Henry stepped down earlier this year amid spiraling gang violence.

Persons: Spirit, Prince, Toussaint Louverture, Garry Conille, Alix Didier Fils, Ariel Henry Organizations: CNN, Airlines, FlightRadar24, Sunrise Airways, JetBlue, American Airlines, United Nations, Haiti’s Locations: Port, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Santiago, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Caribbean

CNN —Haiti swore in a new prime minister on Monday after a Spirit Airlines plane was hit by gunfire over the country’s capital Port-au-Prince, according to a diplomatic source in the country. All flights to Port-au-Prince’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport have been suspended until Nov. 18, according to Haiti’s civil aviation authority. It added that the aircraft has been taken out of service, and Spirit services to Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haitien have been suspended. Businessman Alix Didier Fils-Aimé was formally sworn in as Haiti’s new prime minister on Monday at a ceremony attended by various government officials in Port-au-Prince. Conille’s predecessor Ariel Henry stepped down earlier this year amid spiraling gang violence.

Persons: Prince’s Toussaint, Spirit, Prince, Garry Conille, Alix Didier Fils, Aimé, ”, Didier Fils, Conille, Fritz Jean, Jean, Ariel Henry Organizations: CNN, Haiti, Spirit Airlines, FlightRadar24, Social Media, Sunrise Airways, JetBlue, American Airlines, United Nations, Haiti’s Locations: Port, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Santiago, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Caribbean

Residents of the Jabalya refugee camp are seen after being detained by the Israeli military as they attempt to flee their homes amid ongoing ground operations, in Jabalya. Obtained by CNNThe photo shows a large crowd of more than 200 people, crouching low amid the rubble of Jabalya in northern Gaza. One of them, Muhannad Khalaf, said he, his wife and their infant son were trying to escape the camp using a designated safe corridor when the Israeli military stopped them. “We were all gathered in one place – men, women, children, and the elderly. They were insulting us during that time, calling us names, laughing and taking pictures,” the 27-year old told CNN.

Persons: There’s, Muhannad Khalaf, ” Organizations: CNN, Israeli Locations: Jabalya, Gaza

☆ Israeli soldiers forced Palestinian men to take off their clothes as they evacuated war-torn Jabalya, photo shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Abeer Salman | Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The photo, taken in Jabalya on Friday, shows residents of the refugee camp who tried to leave the area after being forced by the Israeli military to evacuate amid its ongoing ground operation there. The photo was first shared on an Israeli Telegram channel; while it is unclear who took it, several of the men in the picture told CNN Israeli soldiers were photographing them as they were being detained. They were insulting us during that time, calling us names, laughing and taking pictures,” the 27-year old told CNN. Jouri’s father Mohamad Abu Ward told CNN he was forced to strip to his underwear and was held for eight hours alongside Jouri. “Individuals suspected of involvement in terrorist activity are being detained and questioned,” the IDF told CNN in a statement.

Persons: There’s, Muhannad Khalaf, ”, Khalaf, Abu Ward, Mohamad Abu Ward, Israel, Balkees Jarrah Organizations: CNN, Israeli, Israel Defense Forces, Jouri, IDF, Cross, United Nations, International Commission of, Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch Locations: Gaza, Jabalya, Gaza City, Northern Gaza, Geneva, Palestinian Territory, Israel

☆ Nobody knows what Netanyahu’s endgame is
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The Israeli military has already withdrawn from the area twice after saying, both times, that it had crushed Hamas there. A drone fired over the weekend slipped through Israeli air defenses and struck Netanyahu’s beach house some 50 miles from the Lebanese border. Netanyahu’s reluctance to strike a ceasefire deal, even now after securing several military victories, has angered many in Israel. “Ending the Gaza war and the Lebanon war is not an option for his political partners in the coalition. Mahmoud sleem/Anadolu/Getty Images“Netanyahu knows that there is no bigger picture of victory afterwards, because both Sinwar and Nasrallah are dead.

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Shirel’s family and friends surrounded the grave, sobbing and wailing loudly, visibly shaken by her death. Heartbroken and overwhelmed with guilt and anger, Eyal said he blames the Israeli health authorities for some of Shirel’s problems. “You don’t love to go to shrinks and psychiatrists, okay, go to visit your friends that also went the Nova Festival and survived. How to get help Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters. Eyal Golan said the only help Shirel received was from the local authorities, which are strapped for cash and unable to offer adequate assistance.

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More than a year after Hamas and other armed groups launched their terror attack against Israel, Shirel Golan became their latest victim. Shirel’s brother Eyal Golan told CNN her health problems began immediately after the October 7 attack. Eyal Golan, brother of Shirel Golan. How to get help Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters. Eyal Golan said the only help Shirel received was from the local authorities, which are strapped for cash and unable to offer adequate assistance.

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In Tel Aviv, people protested outside the Israel Defense Forces’ headquarters, blocking traffic and chanting anti-government slogans. Eran Nissan, a peace activist from the progressive Israeli group Mehazkim, has been attending anti-government rallies since January last year. On Saturday, he was handing out T-shirts and stickers with derogatory messages about Israel’s far-right security minister Itamar Ben Gvir. There are 101 hostages still held in Gaza, Israeli authorities say, but as many as one-third of them are thought to be dead. And any poll that you see right now shows they’re going to be hit hard,” he said.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Eran Nissan, Itamar Ben Gvir, Nissan, ”, Yahya Sinwar, “, Hassan Nasrallah Organizations: Israel Defense Forces ’, CNN Locations: Israel, Gaza, Tel Aviv, Iran

☆ Israel and Hamas are fighting a battle of narratives over Sinwar’s death
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Or perhaps it shows a defiant hero who is staring the enemy in the eye while fighting till the bitter end. When the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the killing of Yahya Sinwar last week, they released several photos and a video showing the Hamas leader during his last moments alive and after his death. Internationally, it is under pressure over the mounting Palestinian death toll and horrific humanitarian situation in the strip. Avichay Adraee, the IDF’s Arabic spokesperson, said the IDF found huge sums of money, food and water in Sinwar’s hideouts. But Siegal said that there was likely another reason for the IDF releasing the video showing Sinwar all alone at the end.

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☆ After Sinwar’s killing, Israelis call on Netanyahu to seize the moment and strike a deal with Hamas
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Demonstrators block a major thoroughfare in Tel Aviv on October 19, 2024, protesting against the government and demanding a ceasefire deal. Ivana Kottasova/CNNEran Nissan, an activist who has been attending near-weekly anti-government protests for months, and was at the gathering in Tel Aviv on Saturday, told CNN he believes many Israelis want Netanyahu to negotiate. Eran Nissan speaks to fellow protesters at a large anti-government gathering in Tel Aviv on Saturday, October 19, 2024. Women dressed as Naama Levy gather at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on Saturday, October 19. When Hamas confirmed Sinwar’s death on Friday, the group said it would not free its remaining hostages until Israel ended the war, fully withdrew from Gaza, and released Palestinian prisoners.

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Israeli and US officials often had some sense of the general area where Sinwar was hiding over the long months. The only way in is with an Israeli military escort, which means reporters are only allowed to see what Israel wants them to see. In the moments before his death — which Israeli officials have said was caused by a bullet to the head — Israeli troops flew a drone into the heavily damaged building where he had fled. A video from the drone, released by the Israeli military, offers a silent account of his final moments. To the end, US intelligence officials believed that Sinwar was unconcerned with his own mortality, and determined to continue the fight.

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Several Palestinians in Gaza told CNN they do not believe the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar will put an end to the war. Gazan Abu Mohammad told CNN he felt Sinwar was a “symbol of the Palestinian people.” He told CNN he wanted Israel to stop the war, but had his doubts that it would. “You must end the war since the man has been killed,” he said. Abu Ahmad described Sinwar as “resisting for the liberation of his homeland.”Mahmoud Jneid: “Al-Sinwar was a target. I wish Israel would assassinate me.

Persons: Yahya Sinwar, Gazan Abu Mohammad, Sinwar, ”, Abu Ahmad, ” Mahmoud Jneid, “, Israel, ” Samad, “ Sinwar, ” Mumen Khalili, Netanyahu Organizations: CNN Locations: Gaza, Israel

☆ Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is dead. Here’s who could head the group next
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

But while Sinwar’s death is a huge blow for Hamas, it does not signal the immediate demise of the group. Mousa Abu Marzouk, the deputy chief of Hamas’ political bureau who helped found Hamas, could also be a contender to become Sinwar’s replacement. Israel has killed Hamas’ previous leaders: In 2004 they killed Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. Sinwar had consolidated power during the war, becoming Hamas’ sole decision maker in Gaza following the killing of the other two top Hamas officials there. Sinwar became Hamas’ most senior leader after the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in the Iranian capital Tehran in July.

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☆ Analysis: Sinwar’s killing brings end of Gaza war within reach – if Israel can seize the chance
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

And it could bring the devastating war in Gaza closer to an end, experts say – if Israel and its allies can seize the opportunity. Before the war, power in Hamas was decentralized – with Gaza political chief Sinwar just one of many leaders, Chorev said. Shira Efron, a senior director of policy research at the Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation said Sinwar’s killing gives Netanyahu the chance to claim a victory. Sinwar’s killing could also pave the way for a hostage and ceasefire agreement, since he was believed to be one of the main blockers of a deal. Chorev, from Tel Aviv University, added that Netanyahu could see Sinwar’s killing as a moment to cement his legacy.

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☆ Who was Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Kara Fox | Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, believed to be one of the architects of the militant group’s October 7, 2023, terror attack and Israel’s most wanted man, was killed in Gaza on Wednesday, according to the Israeli military. He was also viewed as a pragmatic political leader by some: In 2017, Hamas elected Sinwar as the political chief of its main decision-making body, the Politburo, in Gaza. At one of the protests, Sinwar applauded those facing “the enemy who besieges us.”As the group’s political leader, Sinwar focused on the group’s foreign relationships, forging important ties with regional Arab powers. Yahya Sinwar, center, with the late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, left, take part in the funeral of senior militant Mazen Fuqaha in Gaza City on March 25, 2017. The talks involved senior figures from Israel, Hamas, the United States, Qatar and Egypt.

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☆ Deadly drone attack by Hezbollah exposes Israel’s weaknesses
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The Golani Brigade is regarded as an elite Israeli infantry unit and has been deployed to southern Lebanon as part of Israel’s ground operation there. Sunday’s assault is also the single bloodiest attack on IDF troops inside Israel since the beginning of the war last October. Amitai Alon, who was killed in the drone attack on Sunday. But the drone sent by Hezbollah at the weekend managed to slip through without triggering Israel’s alert systems. In June, Hezbollah released a nine-minute video filmed by a drone showing civilian and military locations in and around one of Israel’s largest cities, Haifa.

Persons: Daniel Sobelman, ”, Hezbollah’s, Hassan Nasrallah, Amitai Alon, Gonzalo Fuentes, Mizrahi, “, Herzi Halevi, Israel, Sobelman Organizations: Jerusalem CNN, Golani, Golani Brigade, Israel Defense Forces, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, CNN, Reuters, IDF, Israeli Institute for National Security Studies, Residents, Sunday, Anadolu, Getty, United Nations, Center for Strategic, International Studies, CSIS Locations: Jerusalem, Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Israeli, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Yemen, Herzliya, Nahariya, Acre, Gaza

Israeli army tanks drive in an area near Israel's southern border with the Gaza Strip on October 6. Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Israeli military is carrying out a widespread operation in northern Gaza, issuing evacuation orders and blocking food supplies. Four sources have told CNN that the Israeli cabinet has not adopted the siege proposal put forward by retired general Giora Eiland. But the current operation bears resemblance to the plan presented by Eiland in a public video, and in private to the Israeli cabinet and the Knesset, Israel’s parliament. The operation comes at a time when the Israeli government is known to be considering several plans to reset the war in Gaza.

Persons: Menahem Kahana, Benjamin Netanyahu, Giora, Eiland, –, ” Eiland Organizations: Getty, Israel Defense Forces, CNN Locations: Israel's, Gaza, AFP, Jabalya, Israel’s

CNN —Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna, who went missing in an occupied part of her country, died in Russian detention last month, Ukrainian authorities said earlier this week. “I have official documentation from the Russian side confirming the death of Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna, who was illegally deprived of her liberty by Russia,” Ukraine’s human rights commissioner, Dmytro Lubinets, said in a statement. Journalist Evgeniya Motorevskaya, who worked with Roshchyna as the former editor of Hromadske, a Ukrainian media outlet, said the young reporter was determined to do her job as best as she could. The Ukrainian government says thousands of Ukrainians have been held in arbitrary detention in Russia. Yatsenko said that according to Russian authorities, Roshchyna died while being transferred from a detention facility in the southern Russian city of Taganrog to Moscow.

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CNN —More than 60 people have been injured, several of them critically, in a drone attack in north-central Israel, according to first responders. Hezbollah said it had targeted the Golani Brigade, an infantry unit of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) that has been deployed in southern Lebanon. The drone attack on Sunday comes two days after another attack in which the IDF said two drones were launched from Lebanon. The Emek Medical Center in northern Israel said it was treating four injured people. Beilinson Hospital said it was treating a further three and Bnei Zion Medical Center in Haifa also said it was treating three.

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