Pentagon requests 145m dollars to support Israel

This file photo taken on December 26, 2011 shows the Pentagon building in Washington, DC. AFP

These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:

  • Russia says the possible creation of Daesh free zones in Syria by Turkey will breach principles of international law.
  • The Pentagon requests more than 145 million dollars of taxpayer money to support Israel, including its missile systems.
  • Amnesty International slams Israel for keeping a hunger-striking Palestinian journalist imprisoned with no charge or trial, amid more protests calling for his release.
  • French lawmakers are to vote on a controversial package of measures to change the Constitution, including stripping convicted terrorists of their French nationality.
  • The United States says it will deploy hundreds of soldiers to the southern Afghan province of Helmand where government forces are fighting Taliban militants.

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