Gaza ceasfire agreement
In the Gaza Strip, Israel continues to violate the ceasefire agreement with Hamas resistance movement, more than two weeks after it went into effect. Regime tanks fire shells in parts of the besieged strip and soldiers fire at civilians in the north. The humanitarian condition is also dire as Tel Aviv restricts delivery of aid into the besieged Palestinian territory.
West Bank retaliatory operation
Tensions continue to escalate between Palestinians and the Israeli regime in the occupied West Bank, where several Israeli soldiers have been targeted in a fresh retaliatory attack. According to Israeli media, eight soldiers were injured, with two reportedly in critical condition. Local sources, however, say that the attack has left at least two Israelis dead. The shooting took place at an Israeli checkpoint in the northern Jordan Valley. The resistance fighter reportedly managed to breach a lookout position before he was shot dead. In a statement, the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has hailed the operation as heroic and significant, and a natural response to Israeli crimes. It also condemned the regime’s ongoing incursions in West Bank saying these crimes and aggressions will not go unpunished. The Islamic Jihad movement, for its part, said the anti-Israeli operation proves that Palestinians are steadfast in their resistance against the regime.
Turmp's trade war
US President Donald Trump pauses tariffs on Canada and Mexico by one month while levies on Chinese goods go into effect from Tuesday. It is the third time in two weeks the US president has delayed his threatened 25% tariffs on the two countries. China is still set to face additional 10% levy on its exports to the US. Beijing says it will impose 10 to 15% tariffs on imports from the US in response to Trump’s move. The pause for Canada and Mexico came after they agreed to send thousands of police to their borders with the US to fight drug trafficking and undocumented migration. The agreements came on a day of extreme volatility in global financial markets as rattled investors reacted to the prospect of a dramatically escalating dispute involving the world’s largest economies.