MOSCOW, October 15. /TASS/. The truce between Israel and Hamas is already under strain; Ukraine is seeking long-range US missiles as clashes persist along the front lines; and new port fees introduced by the US and China on each other’s commercial vessels are escalating tensions in their ongoing trade rivalry. These stories topped Wednesday’s newspaper headlines across Russia.
Israel and Hamas found themselves on the edge of renewed confrontation just one day after signing a ceasefire agreement. Disagreements over the transfer of the bodies of deceased hostages and the question of demilitarizing the Palestinian movement threaten to erode the fragile compromise reached through international mediation, Izvestia writes. Israel has already chosen to curb humanitarian aid deliveries to the enclave.
Despite public remarks from both parties expressing their adherence to the deal, key differences - from the timeline for pulling back Israel Defense Forces (IDF) units to the mechanisms of postwar administration in the Gaza Strip - remain unsettled. Meanwhile, the United Nations Security Council has not yet been provided with any specifics of the accord, Russia’s Permanent Mission to the organization told Izvestia.
