The attack came amid red-hot tensions at Iran fired air defence batteries at suspected Israeli drones in retaliation for a missile and drone attack by Tehran on Saturday. However, Iran has denied any external attack and Israel is yet to officially comment on the matter.
Israelis awaited word on how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would respond to Iran's first-ever direct attack as international pressure for restraint grew amid fears of an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.
Ukraine's attack comes hours after Russia fired two dozen missiles towards the former country, killing five people. Ukraine has also struck targets in Russian territory deep behind the front line as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy continues efforts to get Western assistance.
Friday's attack that claimed the lives of the boy and his grandmother comes after a deadly missile strike in Kharkiv that killed 51 people. The strike led to international condemnation, although Russia denied responsibility for the attack.
Pictures shared by Kharkiv regional governor Oleg Sinegubov showed smashed windows, an overturned car and dark smoke rising from the area where the missile apparently struck.
Poland missile attack: The blast came as Russia launched widespread aerial strikes across Ukraine and immediately raised concern and confusion about whether Russia might be broadening the war it launched against Ukraine in February, potentially dragging NATO into the conflict.
Russia-Ukraine war: Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki stated that the administration is investigating the matter and also looking into increasing military readiness.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a Telegram post that the number of victims was “unimaginable,” citing reports that more than 1,000 civilians were inside at the time of the attack. Images from the scene showed giant plumes of black smoke from a shopping center engulfed in flames, as emergency crews rushed in and onlookers watched in distress.
Col Al-Maliki said that the military and security forces were working to determine the type of projectile used in the attack and added that the "Iran-backed Houthi militia said that it used a cruise missile".
Hours after US President Donald Trump warned Pyongyang that any threat would be met with “fire and fury like the world has never seen”, North Korea said on Wednesday it is considering plans for a missile attack on the US Pacific territory of Guam
Islamabad, Apr 29: A US drone targeted a compound in the restive North Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan today, killing at least three suspected militants in the first missile strike in almost a month.The CIA-operated
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