Global Headlines: Gaza Conflict, Syria Ceasefire, US Politics & Trade

Gaza Conflict and Humanitarian Crisis

• 🇵🇸 Israel's military continues attacks in Gaza, with at least 93 Palestinians killed in 24 hours, including bombings near schools and a church.
• ⛪ Father Gabriel Romanelli, the Gaza Parish priest, was injured when an Israeli tank fired near the Holy Family Church.
• ⚠️ Survivors of an incident at an aid distribution site blame GHF guards for firing tear gas, causing a deadly stampede among starving Palestinians.

Syria Conflict and Israeli Strikes

• 🇸🇾 Syrian forces withdrew from Seda after a ceasefire deal, following Israeli attacks that exacerbated sectarian violence.
• 💥 Israeli strikes on Damascus killed three people and wounded dozens, damaging the Syrian Defense Ministry and a facility near the presidential palace.
• 🗣️ President Sharah condemned the strikes, accusing Israel of seeking to create chaos and weaken Syria's unity.

Israeli Politics and International Pressure

• 🇮🇱 Two ultra-Orthodox parties left Prime Minister Netanyahu's coalition, leaving him short of a majority in the Knesset.
• ⚖️ US Ambassador Mike Huckabee called the judges in Netanyahu's corruption trial "totally unfair."
• 🌍 A summit in Bogota saw 30 countries announce measures against Israel's attacks, including banning arms sales, though only 12 agreed to implement them.
• 🇧🇷 Brazil announced it will formally join South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice.

US Domestic and Foreign Policy

• ✂️ The Republican Senate voted to claw back $9 billion in foreign aid and public media funding, facing opposition from some Republicans.
• 🤝 The US and Indonesia announced a new trade deal, reducing Trump's threatened tariff and agreeing on Boeing jet purchases.
• 🗳️ The Trump administration has made voting-related requests to states, asking for voter rolls, raising fears of federal interference.
• 🗺️ Republican lawmakers are pushing to exclude non-US citizens from the 2030 census and seeking to gerrymander Texas congressional maps.
• ✈️ The US expelled five immigrant men to Eswatini, with new rules allowing ICE to send people to third countries with little notice.
• 🇺🇸 A US citizen and disabled Army veteran was detained by ICE for three days without explanation during a raid in California.
• ⚖️ Mexico is considering a legal complaint against Trump and ICE over the death of a farm worker during a California immigration raid.
• 📰 The Trump administration fired US attorney Moren Comey, who helped lead the prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
• 💸 A federal judge struck down a Biden-era rule that would have removed $49 billion in medical debt from credit reports.

Media and Protests

• 📰 A dossier accused the New York Times of pro-Israel, anti-Palestinian bias, citing ties of editors and journalists to Israel and alleged orders to avoid certain terms.
• 🔥 A fire at a newly opened mall in Iraq killed at least 69 people.
• ✊ Protests are planned across the US under the banner "good trouble lives on" to protest the Trump administration's policies.