Israeli attacks on Gaza intensify, killing at least three. Gaza toddler dies after being blocked from medical evacuation. Teen killed in Israeli raid near Nablus as settler violence spreads across nearby towns. Trump continues to weigh Iran strikes. Pezeshkian says Tehran is committed to peace. Araghchi announces further talks with U.S. envoy in Geneva. Trump raises global tariff rate to 15%. Trump says U.S. will send hospital ship to Greenland. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee tells Tucker Carlson that Israel has a right to the entire Middle East: “It would be fine if they took it all.” Gaza policy hurt Kamala Harris with young and progressive voters, Democratic election review finds. Cuban security presence in Venezuela shrinks, as U.S. escalates its interdiction of oil shipments to Cuba. Mexican forces kill cartel leader El Mencho in Jalisco raid; organized crime groups respond with violence. Israeli strikes kill 12 in Lebanon, Hezbollah leader says it has no option “but resistance.” Islamic State launches a new phase of attacks on Syrian forces. In Darfur, RSF seizes border town of Al-Tina. Russia launches massive missile and drone barrage across Ukraine, while terrorist attack cripples Lviv. Somaliland offers U.S. mineral and base access as it seeks recognition.

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The Gaza Genocide, West Bank, and Israel

• Casualty counts: Over the past 24 hours, one Palestinian was killed and eight were injured in Israeli attacks in Gaza. The total recorded death toll since October 7, 2023 has risen to 72,073 killed, with 171,749 injured. Since October 11, the first full day of the so-called ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 615 Palestinians in Gaza and wounded 1,651, while 726 bodies have been recovered from under the rubble, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

• Israeli attacks kill one Palestinian and wound three across Gaza: The Israeli army announced that it had killed a Palestinian Monday morning in Gaza, claiming he had crossed the “yellow line.” Three Palestinians were injured by Israeli gunfire east of Gaza City, according to WAFA. Israeli naval boats also destroyed a fishing

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