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ISRAEL launched devastating airstrikes against Hamas terrorists in Gaza in the early hours of this morning. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said he ordered the blitz – the heaviest since the ceasefire began in January – because of a lack of progress in talks with the terror group. Israel launched fresh airstrikes against Hamas in Gaza on Tuesday Images circulating on social media appear to show the blitz on Gaza GettyInjured Palestinians arrive at the Al Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza, after the strikes[/caption] His defence minister said Israel had resumed fighting in the Strip while vowing to press ahead until all remaining Israeli hostages were released from Hamas’ grasp. “If Hamas does not release all the kidnapped, the gates of hell will open in Gaza and Hamas’ murderers and rapists will meet the IDF with forces they have never known before,” Defence Minister Israel Katz warned. “We will not stop fighting until all the kidnapped return home and all the war’s goals are achieved.” The terrorists still have around 59 of the 251 hostages they first kidnapped with brute force during the horrors of October 7. The Israeli military said it had struck Hamas targets across Gaza – ending a weeks-long standoff over extending the ceasefire. More than 100 people have reportedly been killed in the strikes, according to Palestinian health ministry officials. The devastating strikes were reported in several locations, including northern Gaza, Gaza City and the Deir al-Balah, Khan Younis and Rafah in central and southern Gaza Strip.  The IDF said the blitz would continue for as long as necessary and would extend beyond air strikes. The attacks were far wider in scale than the regular series of drone strikes the Israeli military has said it has conducted against individuals or small groups of suspected militants and follows weeks of failed efforts to agree an extension to the truce agreed on January 19. The surprise attack shattered a period of relative calm and raised the prospect of a full return to fighting. It also raised questions about the fate of the roughly two dozen Israeli hostages still held by Hamas terrorists who are still believed to be alive. Netanyahu’s office accused Hamas of “repeated refusal to release our hostages” and rejecting proposals from U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff. “Israel will, from now on, act against Hamas with increasing military strength,” it said in a statement. In Washington, a White House spokesperson said Israel had consulted the U.S. administration before it carried out the strikes, which the military said targeted mid-level Hamas commanders and leadership officials as well as infrastructure belonging to the terror group. The strikes come just days after Netanyahu threatened the Hamas terrorists with “consequences you can’t imagine” if the Israeli hostages weren’t freed. In 2025, thirty-three Israeli captives were returned in the first phase of the ceasefire – including eight bodies. Three of the bodies returned to Israel included mum Shiri Bibas and her two young sons Kfir and Ariel. Last month saw family finally laid to rest as they held a touching funeral procession through Israel. Their heartbroken dad, who was held hostage by Hamas, led thousands of griefstricken Israelis who lined the streets just days after their bodies were handed over by their captors. Inside October 7 ON OCTOBER 7, 2023, Hamas launched a brutal surprise attack on Israel, marking one of the darkest days in the nation’s history. Terrorists stormed across the border from Gaza, killing over 1,200 people — most of them civilians — and kidnapping 250 others, including women, children, and the elderly. The coordinated assault saw heavily armed fighters infiltrate Israeli towns, kibbutzim, and military bases, unleashing indiscriminate violence. Innocent families were slaughtered in their homes, and graphic footage of the atrocities spread across social media, leaving the world in shock. And as well as attacking people in their homes, they stormed the Nova music peace festival – killing at least 364 people there alone. The massacre triggered a swift and massive retaliatory response from Israel, escalating into a full-scale war. The attack not only reignited long-standing tensions in the region but also left deep scars on both sides of the conflict, setting the stage for the 15 months of devastation that followed. UnpixsYarden Bibas has spoken out on the hostage situation after his family, Shiri, Kfir and Ariel were all killed at the hands of their Hamas captors[/caption] GettyThe terror group still have around 59 of the 251 hostages they first kidnapped on October 7[/caption] More to follow… For the latest news on this story keep checking back at The Sun Online Thesun.co.uk is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. 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DONALD Trump said he and Vladimir Putin will decide Ukraine’s fate in a phone call today. But Volodymyr Zelensky will not be involved in the crunch talks. APDonald Trump says he and the Russian despot are ‘dividing up assets’[/caption] GettyPutin is stalling on a peace deal while his troops grab more ground[/caption] It comes amid fears the US President is being easily manipulated by the Russian despot. Putin — who launched his illegal invasion of Ukraine three years ago — is stalling on a peace deal while his troops grab more ground. Trump said the pair would discuss “land” and “power plants” during the conversation. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said yesterday that Russia did not really want peace and that Putin was “presenting demands that are ultimate goals”. Putin has insisted he supports the US-brokered 30-day ceasefire accepted by Ukraine — but added a list of conditions which amount to all his war aims. His forces have continued to seize territory in the east of the country and forced a Ukrainian retreat from Kursk in Russia. The despot insists Ukraine must never join Nato, must stop receiving arms from the West and become a virtually defenceless neutral nation. He also wants the removal of president Mr Zelensky. Confirming Ukrainians’ worst fears of a carve-up, Trump said: “Putin and I will be talking about land and we’ll be talking about power plants. “We’re already talking about that — dividing up assets.”

A YOUNG British tourist fought her way free of a Paris taxi driver she accuses of allegedly raping her repeatedly, it has emerged today. Further details of the terrifying alleged attack on the holidaymaker – who cannot be named for legal reasons – came to light on Tuesday. GettyThe alleged attack is said to have taken place in the Bois de Boulogne area of Paris[/caption] GettyThe Brit tourist accused the alleged attacker of ‘raping her repeatedly’[/caption] She reportedly scratched the neck of the unidentified driver and then escaped after he attacked her in the Bois de Boulogne, the 2000-acre wood in the city’s western suburbs. The woman, who lives near Edinburgh, was in the French capital at the weekend with four friends, and the party was due to return home on Monday morning. But after a night out at the Mermaids & Divers, a cocktail bar near Bastille square, in the east of the city, on Saturday, she attemped to return to their Airbnb accommodation alone. According to her testimony to detectives, she “partied and drunk alcohol until around 2am,” said an investigating source. “Feeling unwell, she decided to return to the rental alone between 2am and 3am,” but could not remember any details of the taxi that she managed to hail. She thinks her driver was “white skinned, in his forties, and with a stubbled chin,” said the source. Rather than take her to her accommodation, they reportedly ended up on the Rue de la Muette, a road in the centre of the Bois de Boulogne, where sex workers congregate in cars and vans until the early hours. There, the driver is said to have sexually assaulted her, and then “raped her repeatedly” inside the car, said the source. She then “struggled and scratched her attacker on the neck”, before running for about 10 minutes to the Pavillon Royal, a restaurant in the wood. While running, she fell and injured her knee, while also losing her mobile phone. A local resident from Neuilly-sur-Seine then rescued her and called the police. When cops arrived at the scene, they found the young woman scared and crying. Her black tights were torn, and she was wearing a black coat, boots, and a plaid skirt. She gave officers the numbers of her friends in France, her mother, and her boyfriend. The victim was treated for injuries by Paris emergency workers, and then taken to the Raymond Poincaré University Hospital nearby for further tests, and for police interviews. Paris prosecutors supported by detectives from the city’s 1st Judicial Police opened a rape investigation on Sunday. On Tuesday, police patrols were still searching for the driver, while also checking CCTV and interviewing potential witnesses. More to follow… For the latest news on this story keep checking back at The Sun Online Thesun.co.uk is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thesun and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.

A RUSSIAN porn star fighting for Putin’s war in Ukraine claims he has “balls of steel” after his private parts were nearly blown to bits. Alexei Oleinik, 43, said that he was injured for the fourth time in Putin’s meatgrinder war when his genitals were struck by an exploding drone – leaving them “swollen like an elephant’s”. East2WestAlexei Oleinik, 43, a Russian porn star, claims he has ‘balls of steel’ after fighting in Putin’s war in Ukraine[/caption] East2WestOleinik was shot through the scrotum, but survived to tell the tale[/caption] East2WestThe adult film actor told of his near-death experience[/caption] The Russian was evacuating alongside comrades who were escaping a Ukrainian drone chasing them down. But when the deadly drone approached, the helpless soldier shot it down with his gun, causing the machine to explode.  Parts of the fragmented drone flew into and were lodged in his testicles, causing the man to claim that he had supposed “balls of steel”. The porn star said: “I lost consciousness, [and] when I woke,  another drone flew in – I shot it down with a Kalashnikov. “I managed to run to the dugout, but the painkillers wore off, and I passed out again.  “I lay there for two days, did not drink, did not eat, and could not move.  “I held my legs like on a gynaecological chair, my balls were swollen like an elephant’s. The soldier evacuated on his own after realising his comrades had died or disappeared.  “As the medical examination later showed, the fragment passed right through my scrotum between the testicles, leaving a fragment in each,” he added.  “The [drone] fragment was hot, it sealed the wounds as it passed through the scrotum – that’s why I didn’t bleed to death. “Now, I can safely say that I have balls of steel.” East2WestThe exploded drone left fragments of hot metal in each of his testicles[/caption] He spoke of reuniting with his family after surviving the ordealEast2West The Russian adult film star starred in dozens of movies after going to Moscow for a casting. He was offered £38 per day to star in an “erotic” film.  The actor said he would not go back into porn, but would be interested in voice acting. He also spoke about the near-death experience. “For me, death is also a transitional moment,” he said. “When someone dies, I believe someone is born at the exact moment.” If he survives Putin’s bloody war, the porn star hopes to restore relations with his wife and rebuild his family.  It comes after U.S. President Donald Trump said that “we’ve never been closer to peace than at this moment”, ahead of much anticipated phone call talks between Trump and Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. Talks on a peacekeeping force in Ukraine are also ongoing, with the UK pledging to put “boots on the ground for as long as it takes”. Russia also launched a wave of drone strikes on Odesa overnight ahead of Putin-Trump talks, damaging houses and a kindergarten. ReutersPresident Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One about his phone call with Vladimir Putin[/caption] East2WestThe Russian Armed Forces carried out a series of strikes using ballistic missiles and kamikaze drones on targets in the Odesa, Ukraine overnight[/caption]

THIS is the shocking moment a gunman shot up a livestreamed multimillion-dollar pool tournament – killing two and injuring four. Two suspects stormed the tournament hall’s grand opening and opened fire on terrified players and fans in Bogota, Colombia. Jam PressThis is the moment a berserk gunman shoots up a livestreamed pool tournament[/caption] Jam PressVideo footage also showed a victim being helped out of the bar after being shot[/caption] Jam PressEdwin Uribe, a currency trader, was killed in the shooting[/caption] Jam PressSamir Olarte was also killed by the gunman[/caption] They broke into the Gran Templo del Billar bar on Saturday night before one of them snuck into the main pool hall. He stayed for several minutes whilst trying to identify his target before opening fire and killing two people in Villa des Rosario, near the Venezuelan border. The disturbing incident was captured by a social media livestream which was being broadcast to fans at the time of the attack. Dramatic footage showed the players peacefully playing, with one about to clear the table, before everyone suddenly ducks down for cover. The panicked spectators hurry together away from the table as the camera is knocked off of its stand. Gunshots ring out, scaring the viewers and players away from the sporting event. Two victims have so far been identified as Edwin Uribe, a well-known currency trader, and Samir Olarte, owner of a motorcycle store. George Quintero, Secretary of Citizen Security for Norte de Santander, said in a social media post: “Last night, two people died and four were found injured. “We are offering a reward of up to £9,353 (COP 50 million) for information leading to a clarification of the events. “Many people saw the suspect who initially entered the hall before he killed one of the people there, and unfortunately, during his escape, he also hit several people.” The four injured victims were taken to the Duarte Medical Clinic, according to local media, but there have been no further updates on their current condition. The authorities have not ruled out the possibility that the shooting was related to a criminal gang operating on the border between Colombia and Venezuela. The investigation is ongoing. The multimillion-dollar pool tournament was taking place for the hall’s grand opening Jam PressThe investigation into the suspects continues[/caption]