Prime Minister told ministers human suffering will increase unless change achieved in Russia - Ukraine war, says despite low chance of success will continue to offer his help; Israel prepares to absorb growing number of Jews, he says

F-35s intercept Iranian aircraft far from Israeli territory in coordination with neighboring countries; defense sources estimate this was an attempt by the Iranians to smuggle weapons into Gaza

U.N. refugee agency estimates the number of refugees could swell to 4 million by July; WHO says there are some 750 civilians casualties across Ukraine, of whom 249 have been killed and 553 injured as of Thursday

Ukraine officials say Russia preparing to surround Dnipro and intends to cut Ukraine from off from the Black Sea, Zelensky says Odessa was next in Russia's sights; Speaking Russian in a televised address Zelensky calls on Russians to rise up in opposition of war

Ukrainian volunteers risk their lives by operating drones to track Russian convoys and relay the images and GPS coordinates to Ukrainian troops; Ukrainian drone experts says they do what ever they can to teach operators how to protect their whereabouts from the Russians

Ayelet Shaked says Israel has taken in 'more refugees than any other country that doesn't share a border with Ukraine', says country on course to receive over 15,000 refugees by end of March

Moscow continues upping the rhetoric as fighting in the southeastern neighbor protracts; France's Macron urges Putin to end military operations in Ukraine and to ensure security of country's nuclear sites