The United States will not deploy the THAAD medium-range missile interceptor system near Ukraine to shoot down Russian missiles and drones, as it does for Israel, because the Russian-Ukrainian war and the war in the Middle East are different.

Spain and Ireland announced their intent to recognise Palestine as a state on 22 May.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he does not understand why Western NATO allies downed Iranian missiles and drones flying towards Israel, but are afraid to do the same in Ukraine, fearing involving the Alliance in a war with Russia.

The UK Foreign Secretary, David Cameron, explained why, unlike in the case of Israel, which London assisted in shooting down Iranian drones last weekend, his country cannot assist Ukraine in shooting down Russian drones.

Some Czech politicians believe that the situation in Ukraine requires a coordinated international response similar to that received by Israel during and after the strikes by Iranian drones and missiles.

The US Senate voted in favour of a package bill that includes US$60 billion to support Ukraine, with 66 senators out of the required 60 supporting the document.

The White House has differentiated between the victims of Russia's aggressive war in Ukraine and Israel’s military operation against the terrorist group Hamas in Gaza.

Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader,  has scheduled the first procedural vote on an additional US$106 billion aid package proposed by President Joe Biden for Ukraine, Israel, the Indo-Pacific region, and for humanitarian purposes in Gaza. 

More than half of Americans support providing additional financial and military assistance to Ukraine.

The US Senate has planned to consider a joint package of bills, which includes aid to Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan, and strengthening of the border, after Thanksgiving, which is celebrated on 23 November in the United States.

The European Union has reiterated its call for an immediate pause in the fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip and also called on Hamas to release hostages.

US President Joe Biden said that he had asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a pause in hostilities in the Gaza Strip during a telephone conversation on Monday.

The US presidential administration is pressuring Israel to reduce the number of airstrikes in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

The US and Israel are exploring several options for the future of Gaza after Israeli forces succeed in ousting Hamas. 

US State Secretary Antony Blinken and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will try to convince US congressmen on Tuesday.

The German Foreign Ministry has called the anti-Semitic riots that took place in Russia's Dagestan unacceptable. 

The European Commission has strongly condemned the anti-Semitic rally at the airport in the city of Makhachkala, Russia

The mother of German citizen Shani Louk, whom Hamas took prisoner, has said she has received information from the Israeli military on her daughter's death.

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has said that German residents should start getting used to the idea that there is a danger of war in Europe.

Senate Republicans are seeking to amend the Biden administration's request for US$106 billion in emergency funds to aid Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and manage the flow of migrants at the US border.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the board of European Commissioners gathered in Brussels on Tuesday, 24 October, assuring them that Ukraine has fulfilled all the recommendations of the European Commission and is ready to start negotiations on joining the European Union.

Elina Valtonen, Finnish Foreign Minister, has stated that Ukraine will be one of the core subjects of discussion among EU ministers, although the situation in Israel and Gaza is the leading topic.

The EU is monitoring the situation in Ukraine even more closely given Russian President Vladimir Putin's apparent joy over the events in the Middle East. 

Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, has warned of the threat of further expansion of the conflict in the Middle East against the background of the confrontation between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas. 

The US Department of Defense plans to send back two Iron Dome missile defence systems previously purchased from Israel so that it can defend itself against missiles.

On Thursday 19 October, the Israeli Defence Ministry announced that they have received a batch of armoured vehicles from the United States, which will replace the one damaged as a result of hostilities against the Hamas group, which began on 7 October.

Olaf Scholz, chancellor of Germany, has expressed his indignation and called utter shamelessness the claims of Valdimir Putin, President of Russia, that the war in the Middle East may lead to casualties among civilians.

The German federal government will prioritise arms exports to Israel, and commercial requests from companies will be processed and approved first.