War

It comes as frustration mounts with the country's leadership for failing to secure a ceasefire deal that would free Israeli captives.

Washington has provided Ukraine with more than NZ$80 billion worth of military aid since 2022, but has limited the use of its weapons to Ukrainian soil.

It said at least 10 bullets struck one of its clearly marked vehicles as it approached an Israeli military checkpoint.

Volodymyr Zelensky touted a newly developed Ukrainian "drone missile" on Saturday that he said would take the war back to Russia.

Gaza ceasefire and hostage negotiations have discussed new compromises between Israel and Hamas as malnutrition soars in the Palestinian enclave, where polio has been discovered.

A 10-month-old baby in war-shattered Gaza has been paralysed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years, the World Health Organisation says.

Russia named the journalist as Nick Paton Walsh, a British citizen who works as CNN's chief international security correspondent.

Bullets were found in the bodies of the six Israeli hostages retrieved from Gaza this week, Israel said.

Lebanon says the building was housing refugees, while Israel says it targeted a Hezbollah weapons depot.

Negotiators will meet again next week, seeking an agreement to end fighting between Israel and Hamas and free remaining hostages.

An influential aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the US-led NATO alliance of helping Ukraine plan a surprise attack on Russia's Kursk region.

A breakdown of identified reported fatalities says a majority are children, women or elderly people - and some experts say it's an undercount.

The move comes in response to fears of a wider regional conflict, after the recent assassination of senior Hezbollah and Hamas leaders.

Ukraine urged residents to remain calm and reported no sign of elevated radiation.

In the quiet of early Saturday morning in Gaza City, desperate Palestinians seeking refuge in a school complex awoke to a catastrophic blast.