April 2025 Recap: Conflict in Kashmir, Israel’s Encircling of Gaza, and Russia’s Deadliest Strike

In April of 2025, Russia launched a massive renewed spring offensive. Multiple major Russian missile attacks against Ukrainian civilians behind the frontlines in Kryvyi Rih, Sumy, and Kyiv, killed dozens of people and injured scores more. The IDF was rocked by a scandal in which a video revealedIsraeli troops ambushing and massacring 15 Palestinian aid workers and paramedics in Gaza. Throughout the month, the IDF encircled over half of Gaza’s territory. The disputed Kashmir territory between Pakistan and India became the site of severely ignited tensions after gunmen massacred 26 tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir. And in Rwanda, with 7,000 people killed since January, the DRC and M23 agreed to an immediate ceasefire, with M23 still remaining in control of the eastern cities of Bukavu and Goma.