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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's confidant Alex Saab has left the United States. Saab is likely to have extensive information about illegal business dealings by the family of authoritarian President Maduro and high-ranking officials in Venezuela. In exchange, ten Americans will be extradited to the U.S. – including six unjustly detained. 20 compatriots who are being held as political prisoners will also be released. Washington has recently eased sanctions against the country – especially with regard to the oil sector.

Israel-Gaza war: Benjamin Netanyahu wants to continue ground offensive despite protests. Calls for a new ceasefire are also growing louder in Israel. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he would continue "until victory" After the war, the army was supposed to provide security in the Gaza Strip. But Netanyahu made it clear: "We are fighting for our existence. And we will continue until victory" The area would be demilitarized so as not to pose a threat to Israel, he said.

Hundreds protest after death of three Hamas hostages in Tel Aviv. "Bring them home now": The accidental killing of three hostages has sparked protests in Israel. In Tel Aviv, hundreds of people took to the streets demanding a new deal with Hamas. With a new hostage deal, as was already the case at the end of November, incidents like the one in Gaza on Friday could be prevented, she said. The armed forces falsely identified them as a threat during an operation in the Hamas stronghold of Shejaiya.

Another Russian drone attack on Kyiv. Explosions were heard in the Podil district, which is close to the city centre. Ukraine, for its part, is said to have attacked targets in Crimea. Russia has intensified its air strikes on Ukraine in recent days, using drones, ballistic missiles, hypersonic missiles and cruise missiles. The Iranian-made drones used are usually launched in swarms and fly with many course changes before crashing into a target with their explosive charge. The Russian military said it had repelled Ukrainian drone attacks on the Crimean peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014.

Hundreds protest after accidental killing of three Hamas hostages. In Tel Aviv, hundreds of people took to the streets demanding a new deal with Hamas. Prime Minister Netanyahu described the deaths of the three hostages as an "intolerable tragedy" According to Israeli estimates, 112 hostages are still being held in the Hamas stronghold of Shejaiya, north of the cordoned-off coastal strip. The armed forces falsely identified them as a threat during an operation and shot at them, it said.