BISHKEK, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin cautioned Israel on Friday against laying siege to Gaza in the same way that Nazi Germany besieged Leningrad, saying a ground offensive there would lead to an "absolutely unacceptable" number of civilian casualties.

Putin said Israel had been subjected to "an attack unprecedented in its cruelty" by Hamas militants, but was responding with cruel methods of its own.

MOSCOW, October 13. /TASS/: The Russian government has fixed the share of currency revenues to be sold by individual exporters from October 16.

"In accordance with the approved presidential decree, the resolution of the government sets forth that starting from October 16 of this year, individual Russian exporters are obliged to credit at their accounts with Russian banks at least 80% of total foreign currency received in accordance with terms of their export contracts," the office of the government said.

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Iran on Friday rejected claims by U.S. media that the United States and Qatar have agreed to prevent Iran from accessing its assets worth around 6 billion U.S. dollars in Qatari banks.

"The reports are far from reality," the official IRNA news agency quoted a statement from Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations as saying.

ULAN BATOR, Oct 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolian Prime Minister, Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene, has confirmed the appointment of Khishgee Nyambaatar, as the new mayor of Ulan Bator, the country’s capital, said the government’s press office, today.

Prior to his appointment, Nyambaatar served as minister of justice and internal affairs of Mongolia.

Nyambaatar replaced Dolgorsuren Sumiyabazar, who has recently presented his resignation, due to a scandal involving the reform of the public transport fleet in Ulan Bator, that has embezzled public funds.

13 October 2023; MEMO: Almost all Israelis – 94 per cent – hold their government responsible for the collapse of the defence systems in the southern settlements, while 67 per cent of respondents believe the failure of the current war is greater than the failure of the October War in 1973.

12 October 2023; MEMO: The deputy director of UNRWA affairs in the Gaza Strip has confirmed that 11 members of the agency’s staff and personnel have been killed in the Israeli bombardment of the besieged territory.

“I am very saddened to confirm that 11 UNRWA colleagues have been killed since 7 October in the Gaza Strip,” said Jennifer Austin. “They included five teachers at UNRWA schools, one gynaecologist, one engineer, one psychological counsellor and three support staff.”

11 October 2023; MEMO: UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, warned Wednesday against the ongoing conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories spreading, and voiced alarm at reports of escalating attacks from Lebanon, Anadolu Agency reports.

12 October 2023; MEMO: The White House retracted statements by President Joe Biden in which he expressed his dismay at what he described as violent images of an attack by fighters from the Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades on Israeli children.

Biden said during his meeting with leaders of the Jewish community at the White House: “I never really thought that I would see and have confirmed pictures of terrorists beheading children.”

12 October 2023; MEMO: A Palestinian official announced this morning that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet with Jordanian King Abdullah II today and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken tomorrow.

12 October 2023; MEMO: The former head of the Lebanese Progressive Socialist Party, Walid Joumblatt, sent a message to US President Joe Biden urging him to see the picture of the conflict between Gaza and Israel from both sides.

12 October 2023; MEMO: Warning sirens were set off in northern Israel yesterday, sending “millions” to shelters amid reports of “hostile aircraft” breaching the border with Lebanon, the Times of Israel has reported.

Shortly after 6:30 pm local time, air raid sirens were activated due to conflicting reports that Hezbollah had launched a massive drone attack and deployed paragliders. It was later deemed to be a false alarm put down to human error.

11 October 2023; MEMO: NATO chief, Jens Stoltenberg, on Wednesday, said Israel has the “right to defend itself” but added that any response was expected to be “proportionate”, Anadolu Agency reports.

On the most recent developments in the ongoing conflict between Palestinian group, Hamas, and Israel, Stoltenberg said it was “important as this conflict continues to do whatever is possible to prevent the loss of innocent civilian lives.”