The Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of five Israelis taken back to Gaza as hostages during Hamas’s attack on southern Israel on 7 October. The bodies of kindergarten teacher Maya Goren as well as the soldiers Sergeant Major Ravid Aryeh Katz, Master Sergeant Oren Goldin, Staff Sergeant Tomer Ahimas and Sergeant Kiril Brodski were found in a Hamas tunnel in the southern city of Khan Younis on Wednesday.

Israeli military recovers five hostages' bodies in Gaza

Vice President Kamala Harris said "Israel has a right to defend itself ... and how it does so matters." Harris' remarks followed a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "It is time for this war to end, and end in a way where Israel is secure, all the hostages...

'It is time for this war to end,' Harris tells Netanyahu; 'I will not be silent' on Palestinian suffering

The Associated Press

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government has budgeted millions of dollars to protect small, unauthorized Jewish farms in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, underwriting tiny outposts meant to grow into full-fledged settlements, according to an anti-settlement monitoring group. Documents uncovered by Peace Now illustrate how Israel’s pro-settler government has quietly...

Israeli government quietly sends millions to unauthorized West Bank settler outposts

The Independent

 Israel has vowed to kill Yahya Sinwar after he was announced the new leader of Hamas, as the United States and its allies urge restraint against further escalation in the Middle East.Sinwar, the architect of the 7 October attacks which sparked the war in Gaza was named the new leader of the Palestinian militant group, after his predecessor was killed in a presumed Israeli strike in Iran last week, with Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr also assassinated in Beirut.With both Tehran and Hezbollah vowing retaliation, world leaders are urging restraint in a bid to avert an all-out regional war. US...

Israel-Iran latest: Israel vows to kill Yahya Sinwar as he’s named Hamas leader as US warns against escalation

UPI News

Israel has recovered the body of a woman who was taken hostage by Hamas during its bloody and surprise October assault and died while in captivity in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza.

Israel retrieves body of Hamas hostage from Gaza

The Forward

KIBBUTZ MISHMAR HANEGEV, Israel — How do Israelis feel about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s much-scrutinized diplomatic trip to Washington, D.C.? “Honestly, no one here cares,” one college student who recently returned from reserve duty in Gaza said. “We all have bigger problems.” On this kibbutz just 20 miles from the Gaza border, none of the...

‘He should go and stay’: As Netanyahu visits Congress, Israelis at home are tired of the act

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said “it may be just and moral” to starve 2 million Gaza residents until Israeli hostages are returned, but “no one in the world would let us.”

Israeli minister says it may be ‘moral’ to starve 2 million Gazans, but ‘no one in the world would let us’

Palestinian authorities in Khan Younis, Gaza, carried out a mass burial of 89 bodies returned to the territory by the Israeli military. Residents desperate for information about missing loved ones gathered at Khan Younis’ Turkish cemetery, hoping to identify the remains of their relatives. Palestinian officials said that the Israelis did not provide any identities for the corpses, and there is no information about when or how the individuals died. The Israeli military has not commented on the transfer of bodies and did not respond to CNN’s request for comment.

Shocking video shows 89 bodies returned to Gaza by Israel

The international community is scrambling to avoid a military escalation between Iran and its allies on the one hand, and Israel on the other, with the United States assuring that it is working "day and night" to prevent a regional conflagration. For more information, FRANCE 24's Genie Godula interviews Scott Lucas, professor of US and international politics at the University College of Dublin.

US working 'around the clock' to avert escalation in the Middle East

Reuters

CAIRO (Reuters) - Hamas senior official Sami Abu Zuhri said on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech addressing the U.S. Congress shows he does not want to conclude a ceasefire deal.

Hamas senior official: Netanyahu speech shows he doesn't want ceasefire deal

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Uncovering Florida

Most people are guilty of doing it at least once in their lives, many people do it by accident, some do it because they find it fun, and others do it for reasons like honoring loved ones. Regardless of the situation, just about everyone has released a balloon. The difference is that intentionally releasing balloons is now illegal by House Bill 321’s standards.

Law Signed By DeSantis Makes It Illegal To Release Balloons In Florida

WashingtonExaminer

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant accused Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir of “constantly trying to blow up the Middle East.” The feud erupted in the public eye as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the United States. “Itamar Ben-Gvir is constantly trying to blow up the Middle East,” Gallant wrote Wednesday on social media. […]

Israeli defense chief says Ben-Gvir ‘trying to blow up Middle East’

Violent demonstrations involving anti-immigration groups have broken out in towns and cities across Britain, in what has been the worst rioting in the country for over a decade. The unrest comes after a stabbing in Southport, England that killed three young girls on July 29. False information about the suspect's background quickly spread online, fueling anti-Muslim and anti-immigration demonstrations.

UK protesters clash with police at migrant housing site amid violence following deadly knife attack

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Fox News

Turkey sparked outrage after its embassy in Tel Aviv lowered its flags to half-mast in honor of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh who was killed in Iran earlier this week amid Israel's war in Gaza.

Turkey sparks outrage after embassy in Tel Aviv lowers flag to half-mast for Hamas terrorist

Washington, DC

Outside the Capitol in Washington, pro-Palestinian protesters on Wednesday splashed a message in red spray paint across the plinth of a statue at Washington D.C.’s Union Station: “Hamas is coming.” Positive sentiments toward Hamas, which the United States has considered a terrorist organization since 1997, have been part of some of the most extreme wings...

Netanyahu and anti-Netanyahu protests both warn: ‘Hamas is coming’

After a career in the shadows, spent in Israeli prisons and the internal security apparatus of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar has emerged as leader of the Palestinian group in the middle of a full-blown war. Sinwar, who until now was the movement's Gaza chief, replaces Ismail Haniyeh, whose killing in Tehran...

Hamas names mastermind of Oct 7 attacks Yahya Sinwar as new political leader

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Bucks County Beacon

With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for president in the 2024 election, survived the attempted assassination when, initial reports said, a bullet grazed his ear . But one rally attendee was killed , more spectators were injured and the suspected gunman is also dead. The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger after the event. Perliger offered insight from his study of political violence and assassinations. Given the stark political polarization in the U.S., Perliger said, “it’s not a surprise that eventually people engage in violence.”

‘One Inch from a Potential Civil War’? Trump Shooting a Close Call for American Democracy

Jacksonville Today

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

A judge on Monday ruled that Google's ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation, a seismic decision that could shake up the internet and hobble one of the world's best-known companies. Story by Bryan Quinn.

US judge finds Google violated antitrust law by creating an illegal monopoly on search

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🔴 Live: New Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar must decide on Gaza ceasefire, Blinken says

Hamas said on Tuesday it had chosen Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the October 7 attacks, as its new leader. Sinwar replaces...

🔴 Live: New Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar must decide on Gaza ceasefire, Blinken says

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