Nine Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in Jenin

2023-01-26

Nine Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in Jenin

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1. Nine Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in Jenin

- Nine Palestinians have been killed during an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank - the deadliest in years.

- The Israeli military said its troops went in to arrest Islamic Jihad militants planning "major attacks".

- The Palestinian presidency accused Israel of a "massacre" in Jenin, which has been the scene of repeated raids in recent months.

- The incursions are part of what the Israeli military describes as an anti-terrorism offensive that began last April.

2. Ukraine hit by Russian missiles day after West's offer of tanks

- Russia launched a wave of missiles at Ukraine on Thursday, a day after Germany and the US pledged tanks to aid Kyiv's fight against the invasion.

- 11 people died and 11 others were injured after 35 buildings were struck across several regions.

- The barrage came as Russia said it perceived the tank offer as "direct" Western involvement in the conflict.

3. The NASA system predicts a small asteroid to pass close to Earth this week

- Asteroid 2023 BU is the size of a box truck and is predicted to make one of the closest approaches by a near-Earth object ever recorded.

- On January 26, a small asteroid will have a very close encounter with our planet. Designated 2023 BU, the asteroid will zoom over the southern tip of South America at about 4:27 p.m. PST only 2,200 miles above the planet’s surface and well within the orbit of geosynchronous satellites.

- There is no risk of the asteroid impacting Earth. Even if it did, this small asteroid would turn into a fireball and largely disintegrate harmlessly in the atmospheres.

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