Poland’s foreign minister says Putin should fear a war with NATO

TheHill— In a speech Thursday, Poland’s Foreign Minister, Radoslaw Sikorski said Russian President Vladimir Putin should fear a war with NATO as it would inevitably end in Russia’s defeat. “It is not we, the West, who should fear a clash with Putin, but the other way around,” Sikorski said in a translated speech to the Sejm,

CNBC—Only the U.S. has the ability to break the cycle of violence in Gaza, Egyptian foreign minister says. Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry called on the U.S. to leverage its influence over Israel to prevent further bloodshed in Gaza.

uawire.org—NATO may intercept Russian missiles over Ukraine to protect Poland, says ex-defense minister. NATO allies could potentially shoot down Russian missiles flying towards Poland over Ukrainian airspace, the former Polish National Defense Minister and security expert Janusz Onyszkiewicz told Ukrinform. According to Onyszkiewicz, NATO is currently unable to extend its security umbrella over western Ukraine. "However, it’s both possible and necessary to arrange that missiles threatening Polish airspace can be intercepted by Poland's air defense systems from our country. This would require...

The Guardian—‘Everyone knows something’s going to happen’: fears of a new war on Israel’s border with Lebanon. As hostilities ramp up, Israelis evacuated from the country’s north say Hezbollah must be pushed back to protect communities from its rocketsFor the Israeli communities evacuated from the country’s far north in the aftermath of 7 October, there is no longer any doubt about whether full-scale war with Hezbollah in Lebanon is going to happen. For most people, the only question is when.Nissan Zeevi, 40, has spent the past six months working as a first responder in Kfar Giladi, a kibbutz that grows...