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BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said at the weekend he expected the new Serbian government to be formed in March and announced that he would this week unveil the greatest-ever development programme for Serbia that would be similar to the post-WWII Marshall Plan.

Speaking to Espresso TV on Sunday, Tarasenko said it was "strange and confusing" to hear that some people doubted the need for another mobilization.

"The army is eagerly awaiting new reinforcements because the situation in many units is critical in terms of personnel," he explained.

Officials in Hamas-run Gaza said on Monday dozens were killed overnight in "intense" Israeli bombardment, as the war which has sent shockwaves across the region passed the grim 100-day milestone.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Thursday that any "pauses" in Ukraine's defence against the Russian invasion would only help Moscow to re-arm and allow it to "run us over".

Zelensky spoke in Estonia on the second leg of a Baltic tour aimed at boosting flagging support for his country's almost two-year long fight against Russia.

The two Al Jazeera journalists killed in one of the Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip on Sunday were "terrorist operatives" linked to the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas and its ally Islamic Jihad, the Israeli military said, quoted by AFP.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday that his forces must avoid inflicting further harm on civilians in Gaza, the State Department said.

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy PM and Finance Minister Sinisa Mali says funding is the least problem when it comes to the idea of reinstating compulsory military service and notes that there should be "no question about money" in that regard.

He says putting army barracks back into use would be a boost to local economies and cities.

BELGRADE  - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says Serbia must develop its army to maintain its sovereignty and military neutrality and announced the country will continue to invest in strengthening its military capabilities.

Israeli strikes hit south Gaza and across its border with Lebanon, the army said Monday ahead of a visit by the top U.S. diplomat who is seeking to avert a wider war.

Gaza's health ministry said 73 dead and 99 wounded had arrived at Al-Aqsa hospital in central Gaza's Deir al-Balah city over the previous 24 hours.

An early morning strike by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank killed six Palestinians, while an Israeli police officer died when a roadside bomb hit her vehicle Sunday, sources on both sides said.