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Blinken describes images of Hamas attack victims, pledges US support on trip to Israel

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged unwavering support for Israel during his visit with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday described gruesome photos and videos he reviewed depicting victims of Hamas' terrorist attack on Israeli civilians. "It's hard to find the right words. It's beyond what anyone would ever want to imagine, much less, God forbid, experience," he said at a press conference in Israel. "A baby, an infant, riddled with bullets. Soldiers beheaded. Young people burned alive. I could go on, but it's simply depravity in the worst imaginable way." Blinken said that the photos, shown to him behind closed doors by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli government, would ultimately show exactly the horrors its people have confronted and serve to unify through "moral clarity." "So, images are worth 1000 words, these images may be worth a million,...

Satellite images show Russia moved military ships after Ukrainian attacks

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Satellite images confirm that multiple ships in the Russian Black Sea fleet have been moved to the Russian port of Novorossiysk. LONDON -- Satellite image s confirm that multiple ships in the Russian Black Sea fleet, which analysts and Ukrainian navy sources tell ABC News would usually be kept in the Crimean port of Sevastopol, have been moved to the Russian port of Novorossiysk. This comes after sustained Ukrainian attacks on Sevastopol over the last few weeks. Russian military ships in the port of Novorossiysk on October 1st, 2023 Planet Labs PBC The images, provided by Planet Labs, were taken Oct. 1 and they show the protected port on Russia’s Black Sea coast with a variety of military vessels visible, including landing ships, frigates and patrol ships. Dmitry Gorenburg, Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Naval Analyses, tells ABC News that at least eight of the ships visible "were definitely previously based in Sevastopol." A closer look at ships in the port o...