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A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news:
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR
An overnight Israeli strike on a designated humanitarian zone in Gaza killed at least 40 people and injured at least 60, Gaza Civil Defense said today. The IDF said its forces struck a Hamas command and control center hidden at the Mawasi camp. Kelly Kasulis Cho and Hajar Harb report for the Washington Post.
The Israeli military yesterday detained a U.N. convoy at gunpoint as it was traveling to northern Gaza to roll out the polio vaccination campaign there, the U.N. aid agency for Palestinians said. UNRWA’s head said the staff members have since been released. The IDF said it had intelligence suggesting there were “Palestinian suspects” on the convoy. The New York Times reports.
Hamas yesterday denied it had made new demands in ceasefire talks, again blaming Israel for the impasse in negotiations. It follows two U.S. officials saying last week that Hamas had recently hardened its position. The New York Times reports.
The Palestinian Authority has circulated a draft U.N. resolution demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the West Bank within six months. The proposed resolution follows a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in July that said Israel’s presence in the Palestinian territories is unlawful and must end. The General Assembly will likely hold a vote next week. Edith M. Lederer reports for AP News; Michelle Nichols reports for Reuters.
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR — U.S. RESPONSE
Israel is lobbying members of Congress to press South Africa to drop its legal proceedings at the ICJ, according to an Israeli foreign ministry cable obtained by Axios. Barak Ravid reports.
The United States has “urged a swift, thorough, and transparent investigation” into the death of a Turkish-American woman at a demonstration in the West Bank, a State Department spokesperson said yesterday. Vedant Patel said Washington expects Israel to “make their findings public.” The Washington Post reports.
A Brooklyn man has been indicted on charges of burning an Israeli flag at a Columbia University protest in April, the Manhattan district attorney’s office said yesterday. James Carlson, 40, faces charges of criminal mischief and arson.
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR — REGIONAL RESPONSE
Turkey is attending a ministerial meeting of the Arab League today for the first time in 13 years, where its foreign minister will discuss the Gaza war, according to a Turkish diplomatic source. Reuters reports.
U.S. DOMESTIC DEVELOPMENTS
Federal prosecutors have accused two leaders of a white nationalist online platform for allegedly inspiring attacks against immigrants, Black, and Jewish people, according to the indictment unsealed yesterday. Perry Stein reports for the Washington Post.
The White House yesterday dismissed the new GOP investigative report criticizing the Biden’s administration 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, saying that it offers “little or nothing new” and ignores salient facts. Peter Baker reports for the New York Times.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) blocked the promotion of an Army general who is a top aide to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, sources say. Lt. Gen. Ronald Clark was among Austin’s senior staff who, upon learning of his hospitalization, did not immediately notify the White House or Congress. Dan Lamothe reports for the Washington Post.
NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban is expected to soon resign his post, following reports of a federal investigation involving corruption allegations, sources told POLITICO. Sally Goldenberg, Michael Gartland, Jeff Coltin, and Joe Anuta report.
RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR
Over 140 Ukrainian drones targeted several Russian regions overnight, killing one person and injuring three, Russian officials reported today. It marks one of Ukraine’s biggest drone attacks on Russia since the war began. AP News reports.
Ukraine’s foreign ministry said yesterday it had summoned a senior Iranian diplomat to warn of “devastating and irreparable consequences” for bilateral relations if reports that Tehran had supplied Russia with short-range ballistic missiles were true. Reuters reports.
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to redouble efforts to strengthen his nuclear force so it is fully ready for combat with the United States and its allies, state media reported today. POLITICO reports.
Germany will tighten border controls in a bid to stop illegal crossings following two deadly stabbings by rejected asylum seekers this year and a surge in support for the far-right, the government announced yesterday. Christopher F. Schuetze reports for the New York Times.
A notorious Russian military unit has carried out cyberattacks on Ukrainian allies designed to hamper aid efforts, according to a joint defense briefing by Western intelligence agencies. Vicky Wong and Frances Mao report for BBC News.
The Afghan embassy in London is set to close “at the official request” of the U.K. government following the dismissal of its staff by the Taliban. Afghanistan’s embassy in Norway will also close as of Thursday. Emily Atkinson reports for BBC News; AP News reports.
A Dutch court yesterday “convicted two Pakistani religious and political leaders in their absence over calls to their followers to murder anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders, the leader of the Party for Freedom that won last year’s general election in the Netherlands.” Mike Corder reports for AP News.
Polish security services have neutralized a sabotage operation linked to Russia and Belarus, Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said yesterday. Reuters reports.
Pakistani police yesterday arrested several senior leaders from former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s opposition party. Munir Ahmed reports for AP News.
Voting is underway today in Jordan’s first parliamentary elections under a new law aimed at weakening the impact of tribalism and strengthening political parties. Suleiman Al-Khalidi reports for Reuters.
U.S. FOREIGN RELATIONS
U.S. and Chinese military commanders held a rare call today to dial down the risk of “miscalculation” and repair lines of military communication severed over two years ago. Simone McCarthy reports for CNN.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in London today to discuss efforts to support Ukraine and the response to conflict in the Middle East with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other U.K. officials. Kylie Maclellan and Daphne Psaledakis report for Reuters.
U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Over a third of all top election officials have quit or retired since the 2020 election, according to a CBS News investigation.
Michigan’s Supreme Court yesterday ruled that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name would remain on the presidential ballot, a blow to his efforts to support former President Trump in the battleground state. Separately, the North Carolina Supreme Court yesterday ruled 4-3 to remove his name from state ballots, upholding an appeals court ruling on Friday. Sarah Fortinksy reports for The Hill; Zoë Richards reports for NBC News.