“I think that everything that happens with mobilization is illegal and unfair… if I get a draft notice soon, I will consult a lawyer and challenge it,” one was cited as saying.

"Russian-Chinese relations of comprehensive and strategic partnership are at an unprecedented high level. Large-scale joint projects are being implemented in the economic, transport, energy, humanitarian and other spheres. On a bilateral basis, as well as in the formats of the SCO, BRICS and other multilateral structures, Moscow and Beijing coordinate efforts in solving major international problems, contributing to the construction of a more just and democratic world order," Putin said in a greeting message to the participants of the United Russia party and the Chinese Communist Party Dialogue.

“There is no doubt that if there were men sitting at those screens, things would look different,” one soldier was cited as saying, adding: “If we had known about this warning, this whole disaster would have looked different.”

"Israeli forces are now attacking the Indonesian hospital. The surrounding area is being bombed, and horror and fear reign among the wounded and displaced inside this place. The bombing has not stopped for more than two hours, the IDF has not stopped shelling both the hospital itself and the area around it. The situation is getting worse.

First, the Israelis launched a direct airstrike on the hospital, then continued shelling. The shelling intensity is very high and is directed at civilians here. Both Israeli artillery and the IDF Air Force are attacking the hospital.

At the same time, the Israeli army began shelling the Al-Auda hospital: it is located next to the Indonesian one. The area in which both hospitals are located is under fire from literally everywhere.”

"As a matter of fact, the southern border is actually used in the daily life of our citizens from the Israeli side. It goes back to 1979-78 until recently. But it doesn't mean that people are happy with what's going on," he added.

"So whether I'm a Christian or a Muslim, it's all the same. We all support the Palestinians, and we consider what's happening a kind of genocide against the Palestinian people," he maintained.