Ukraine has fired British-made Storm Shadow missiles into Russian territory, The Times quoted an official as saying on Wednesday.
The missile, produced by the European multinational missile systems company MBDA, has a range of 250 km. In May 2023, the UK became the first country to supply Ukraine with Storm Shadow cruise missiles for targeting Russian military positions within Ukrainian territory.
The Times report cited the government source saying that this recent use of the missiles in Russian territory might indicate a potential lifting of the restriction on firing British-made Strom Shadow missiles into Russia.
In response to the report, the UK Prime Minister's official spokesperson stated there would be no comment, while the spokesperson for the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said that no information would be made public. The Russian side has yet to respond to these developments.
Separately, the US government has previously allowed Ukraine to use US-made Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles for cross-border attacks in Russia. On Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that Ukraine had fired ATACMS missiles into the Bryansk region of Russia.
Ukraine fires British Storm Shadow missiles into Russian territory: UK media
Palestinian authorities on Wednesday rejected any Israeli plans to establish buffer zones with long-term Israeli military presence in the northern Gaza Strip, the Palestinian official news agency WAFA reported.
Nabil Abu Rudeineh, official spokesman for the Palestinian presidency, said in a statement carried by WAFA that the talk about the so-called establishment of a buffer zone in northern Gaza Strip and Jabalia with long-term Israeli military presence was completely unacceptable and is therefore rejected.
Abu Rudeineh considered the plan to be in violation of all international legitimacy resolutions and international law that consider the Gaza Strip an integral part of the occupied Palestinian territory.
On Oct 5, the Israeli army began intense bombardment of areas in the northern Gaza Strip, before launching a large-scale military operation there, especially Jabalia. The Israeli army says its operation in Jabalia and its surroundings aims to prevent Hamas fighters from regrouping to launch more attacks, and create conditions for its plan of building the buffer zone to "distribute aid through a private American company and with foreign funding".
However, the Palestinian spokesman said that any plans related to the future of the Gaza Strip or the distribution of aid can only be done through the State of Palestine and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), as well as other relevant international organizations.
The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip since October last year has risen to 43,985, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Wednesday.
Palestine rejects Israel's plan to build "buffer zone" in northern Gaza
Palestine rejects Israel's plan to build "buffer zone" in northern Gaza
