us presidentjoe biden has given ukraine permission to strike inside russia, but only near the area of kharkiv, according to us media reports. to gaza, and there are concerns over supplies of aid after a us built military pier was rendered temporarily out of action. the purpose builtjetty had only been in place for two weeks when part of the structure broke off, necessitating repairs. the pier has been key to getting humanitarian aid into gaza, particularly in the north. the united nations has warned aid deliveries into gaza had dropped by two thirds since israel s move into the southern city of rafah. it says the entire population of gaza, some 2.2 million people, is almost exclusively dependent on humanitarian assistance. meanwhile, israel says it s carried out more than 50 new air strikes across gaza in the last day and that its troops are engaging palestinian fighters on the ground injabaliya in the north of gaza. israel also says it has now established full control over