Yesterday, a second Egyptian soldier was killed in a firefight on the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. This was reported by Middle East Eye, citing local sources. The newspaper identified the dead soldier as Islam Ibrahim Abdel Razek.

After Spain, Norway and Ireland officially recognized Palestine, the Danish parliament passed the opposite resolution. This was explained by the lack of necessary conditions for the draft law on the recognition of Palestine as a state.

Due to the natural disaster, more than 400,000 households in the country lost electricity. Tornadoes occurred in Arkansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma and Texas. President Biden said that the United States is ready to help if needed.

The Spanish Council of Ministers approved the decision to officially recognize Palestine as an independent state. Pilar Alegria, the official representative of the government and the Minister of Education, informed about this after the meeting of the Royal Council of Ministers. "This is a historic decision, the only goal of which is to ensure peace," he said.

It has been 235 days since Israel launched its war of aggression and destruction in the Gaza Strip. 24 hours of major events in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and the entire Middle East.

Following the brutal killing of women and children by the Israeli army in the Rafah refugee camp, Canadian Immigration Minister Mark Miller announced that Canada would increase the number of visas for residents of the Gaza Strip by five times, reports Al Jazeera.

27 documents were signed between the delegations of Uzbekistan and Russia, including agreements on the construction of small nuclear power stations, the opening of branches of the Moscow Technical University and the All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade. The leaders of the two countries approved the policy of switching to national currencies in mutual settlements.

A confrontation broke out between Israeli and Egyptian soldiers at the Rafah checkpoint on the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. It was reported that one soldier from both sides was killed in the shooting.

In the summer, the construction of a low-power (330 MW) NPP will begin in the Jizzakh region according to the Russian project. For Rosatom, this is the first export contract for the construction of this type of station. "The selected area has already been checked, its suitability and safety have been confirmed," the official message says.

The last major mosque in China to retain its traditional Islamic architectural features has lost its domes and changed the appearance of its minarets as part of a government campaign to synchronize mosques.