RT News - July 02, 2014 (17:00 MSK)

Anti-government fighters in east Ukraine say they're ready to prolong the truce with Kiev, but the escalating crackdown is now driving women in the defiant regions to take up arms; Israeli police clash with crowds of protesters after reports of a Palestinian teenager being abducted and killed in Jerusalem as Israel vows to continue its push against Hamas following the deaths of three Jewish teens; And, jihadist militants make fresh gains on the border between Syria and Iraq after the White House lines up half a billion dollars to help the moderate Syrian rebels.