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Caspar Veldkamp, the foreign minister of the Netherlands, resigns after failing to impose sanctions on Israel for the atrocities committed in Gaza.

On Monday, August 25, 2018, this is how things are going.

Fighting

• One person was killed in Kostiantynivka when Russian forces shelled the Donetsk region of Ukraine 23 times in a day, according to Governor Vadym Filashkin’s post on Telegram on Sunday.
• One person was killed and two others were injured in the Kherson region of Ukraine, according to Governor Oleksandr Prokudin’s post on Telegram on Sunday.
• In a post on Telegram, Ukrainian governor Serhiy Lysak reported the death of a 47-year-old woman in the Dubovykivska community in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine.
• According to Pavel Filipchuk, the newly appointed head of the Kakhovka district, a Ukrainian attack on a bridge in a Russian-occupied area of Ukraine’s Kherson region killed a woman and an 11-year-old child.
• Oleksandr Syrskii, the commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, wrote on Facebook that Ukrainian forces had driven Russian troops out of the Donetsk region’s villages Mykhailivka, Zeleny Hay, and Volodymyrivka.
• Meanwhile, the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region was reported on Sunday by the Russian Ministry of Defense as evidence of Russian military capture of Filiya.
• In Russia, officials claimed that Ukraine had ignited the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), which is located close to Ukraine’s border, in response to the accusations.
• After Russia claimed it had reduced the reactor unit’s power “due to auxiliary transformer damage” and put out a fire, with no injuries, the UN nuclear watchdog, IAEA, announced that its monitoring had confirmed “normal radiation levels near Kursk NPP” and that it had detected “normal radiation levels near Kursk NPP.”
• Overnight, 95 Ukrainian drones were shot down by Russian forces over Russian regions, according to a report released by the country’s state news agency, TASS.

diplomacy and politics

Following mediation by the United Arab Emirates, the Russian Defense Ministry and the Ukrainian president said 146 prisoners of war were exchanged between Russia and Ukraine on Sunday.
• During a visit to Kyiv on Sunday, where he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to express his support for Ukraine’s demands for security guarantees as part of a potential peace agreement with Russia.
• Carney said at a press conference that the guarantees could include international participation: “In Canada’s opinion, the strength of the Ukrainian Armed Forces… needs to be buttressed and reinforced.
• The US special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, and Carney and Zelenskyyyyi, both attended a ceremony to celebrate Ukrainian independence Day in central Kyiv.
• Yulia Svyrydenko, the prime minister of Ukraine, and Kellogg met with her, according to Kellogg. They discussed security guarantees as well as the Ukraine-US minerals agreement.
• Russia has made “significant concessions” toward a negotiated resolution of its conflict with Ukraine, according to US Vice President JD Vance.
• They have acknowledged that Kyiv will not be able to install a puppet regime. That was, of course, a significant demand at the beginning. Importantly, they have acknowledged that the territorial integrity of Ukraine will be subject to some security guarantees,” Vance said.
• Sergey Lavrov, the Russian minister of foreign affairs, stated in an interview that UN Security Council members should be the security guards for Ukraine.

Since beginning its occupation of Gaza City on August 6 and burying hundreds of people under the rubble, Israel has completely destroyed more than 1, 000 structures in the Zeitoun and Sabra neighbourhoods, according to the Palestinian Civil Defense.

The organization claimed in a statement on Sunday that numerous rescue and aid operations are being hampered by persistent shelling and restricted access.

Hospitals are overburdened by the number of missing people, the report continued, adding that emergency personnel are unable to respond to numerous reports of missing people.

The Civil Defense expressed grave concerns about Israeli forces continuing to enter Gaza City at a time when field workers are unable to deal with the intensity of Israeli attacks.

“In the Gaza Strip, whether in the north or the south, there is no safe area where shelling continues to target civilians at their homes, shelters, and even in their displacement camps,” he said.

As Israel occupies Gaza City to the fullest, forcing close to 1 million Palestinians there southward, Israeli tanks have been egressing into the Sabra neighborhood.

The claim of the Civil Defense confirms rumors that Israel plans to completely destroy Gaza City, as it did with Rafah, a campaign that rights activists claim could endanger all Palestinians in the area.

According to a source in the emergency and ambulance department of the enclave, at least three people, including a child, were among the latest victims of an attack on a residential apartment in Gaza City.

Over the past few weeks, Israeli bombardment has been relentless in the area where famine has been declared. Residents of the ravaged Jabalia refugee camp reported constant explosions echoing through the neighborhoods, and several buildings were also blown up further north.

According to medical sources, 24 aid seekers and 27 people were killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza on Sunday, according to medical sources.

Eight more people have died from Israeli-induced hunger in Gaza, according to the ministry of health in the region, as hunger spreads, killing 289 people, including 115 children, since the war started.

As they try to secure the meager aid packages at the contentious, Israeli-backed GHF sites, Israeli forces have been regularly opening fire on hungry Palestinians.

It’s “impossible” to remain alive.

The UNRWA director, Philippe Lazzarini, said that famine is the “last calamity” hitting Gaza, where people are experiencing “hell in all shapes.” In response, Lazzarini criticized the humanitarian situation’s worsening.

“Never Again” has purposefully gone back to being “once more.” We will be haunted by this. The most obscene sign of dehumanization is denial, Lazzarini wrote on X.

He added that foreign journalists should be permitted into the enclave and that aid organizations should be permitted by the Israeli government.

Despite heavy bombardment, Gaza’s Ministry of Interior rebuffed Israeli plans to forcibly relocate residents from Gaza City and the northern governorates.

The ministry advised residents to remain in their neighborhoods or relocate to nearby communities only if threatened.

We urge residents of Gaza City to stay in the area’s central and Khan Younis governorates and refrain from responding to the occupation’s threats and terrorism.

The occupation, which falsely claims there is no safe place in any of the governorates of the Gaza Strip, commits the most heinous crimes every day, bombing the tents of displaced people’s camps in areas it falsely claims are safe or humane.

According to Al Jazeera’s reporter from Deir el-Balah, Palestinians are still escaping Gaza City because of frequent Israeli airstrikes and quadcopter attacks.

According to Khoudary, “we met a few of these families, and they said it was [nearly] impossible for them to stay alive because quadcopters were opening fire on whatever was moving in that area.”

Some Palestinians escaped with their lives and were able to flee, but others were confined to those same areas and are now unable to leave, she continued.

Israel is accused of carrying out a genocide in Gaza, according to leading human rights organizations and UN experts.

Real Madrid defeated newly-promoted Real Oviedo 3-3 to claim the win in the La Liga title game. Kylian Mbappe scored twice in each half before Vinicius added a late third to tie the game.

The arrival of the 15-time European champions on Sunday marked a grand occasion for Oviedo, who has been unable to do so for almost a quarter of a century.

In place of Rodrygo Goes and club captain Dani Carvajal, who both returned from injury, in Madrid’s opening 1-0 victory over Osasuna, coach Xabi Alonso made a few notable changes to his starting lineup.

However, in his half-hour cameo, Vinicius responded with an assist and a goal.

Franco Mastantuono, an Argentine teenager sensation, made his Los Blancos debut in a different way.

The 18-year-old showed off his explosive dribbling ability early on when he burst past two defenders inside the Oviedo box before going down and appealingly gazing at the uninterested referee.

Leander Dendoncker attempted to stop Thibaut Courtois with a chipped effort in the 23rd minute after making a surprisingly unusual foray forward on a through ball. The Belgian shot-stopper quickly recovered the ball from the sky after a hasty retreat.

When Madrid almost won, goalkeeper Aaron Escandell superbly saved an Arda Guler drive from inside the box.

On 37 minutes, the Turkish international turned provider when he drilled a pass into Mbappe’s feet, which the Frenchman welcomed on the turn before slamming Escandell.

After Madrid’s Aurelien Tchouameni appeared to follow through on Dendoncker when he returned possession for his side in the build-up, the goal was met by irate protests from the home side.

Five minutes into the second period, Madrid almost doubled their lead when a defensive error saw a clearance slit straight into the hands of a grateful Escandell.

Vinicius and Brahim Diaz made way for Rodrygo and the lively Mastantuono shortly after the hour.

When Diaz’s cushioned pass found the Uruguayan inside the box, he immediately had a gilt-edged chance, but Escandell saved the ball with a fingertip save to keep the score at 1-0.

On 81 minutes, Kwasi Sibo struck the post for Oviedo just outside the bounds of wildening the home support, with Courtois rooted to the spot.

That chance brought Madrid to life. After two minutes, Vinicius Jr. won the ball and headed in the direction of the box before slipping a covert pass to Mbappe, who slotted home first.

Diaz found the Brazilian in space in the 93rd minute, and he slipped his composed finish home in the final seconds.

Alonso, the manager of Real Madrid, expressed his gratitude for the team’s impressive talent.

The squad includes more than 20 players, according to the statement. They must feel significant to everyone. When asked why Vinicious Jr. had started on the bench, he responded, “I make decisions that are good for the team”.

We are seeing what we’re doing well and what we need to improve, the author says. Good feelings are expressed.

Escandell, the goalkeeper for Real Oviedo, lamented the “mistakes” his team committed in an interview with DAZN following the game.

“We didn’t compete as we believed we could in the first half.” He claimed that mistakes cost a lot in comparison to these teams. I want to thank the fans who, in my opinion, set a record for the number of fans.

Villarreal also defeated Girona 5-0 at home thanks to Tajon Buchanan’s hat-trick to open his La Liga account.

Girona, who played Champions League football last season, is bottom of the table with seven goals conceded and none scored as a result of a second consecutive defeat to start the season.

Real Sociedad rallied to earn a point against Espanyol after half-time with a 2-0 lead.

In eight second-half minutes, Sociedad were led by Pere Milla and Javi Puado before Ander Barrenetxea and Orri Oskarsson responded.