Global Headlines: Gaza Crisis, US Politics, and International Relations

Gaza Crisis and International Response

• 💔 10 Palestinians, including two children, have starved to death in Gaza in 24 hours, bringing the total starvation-related deaths to 313, with 119 children.
• 📉 Only 14% of essential food items were allowed into Gaza last month, while Israeli attacks have killed at least 76 Palestinians, including 18 seeking food.
• 📰 A Reuters photojournalist resigned over the outlet's response to Israel's killing of journalists, stating Western media has enabled more journalist deaths in Gaza than in major world wars combined.
• ⚖️ Human Rights Watch suggests US forces could be liable for Israeli war crimes due to providing intelligence and extensive coordination for Israeli strikes.

Protests and West Bank Tensions

• 📣 Over 350,000 people protested in Tel Aviv, calling for a ceasefire deal and the return of hostages.
• 💥 Israeli forces conducted a raid in Nablas, injuring at least 80 Palestinians, with others injured in previous raids in Ramla and Al-Bireh.
• 🇺🇸 US Senators Chris Van Hollen and Jeff Merkley visited the West Bank, condemning settler violence and calling for an end to the war in Gaza.
• 📝 A coalition of 100 rights groups is calling for the release of Muhammad Ibrahim, a 16-year-old Palestinian American held in an Israeli prison for six months without charges, allegedly denied food and medical treatment.

US Political and Immigration Developments

• 🗳️ A Democratic National Committee panel rejected a resolution calling for an arms embargo on Israel and a ceasefire in Gaza.
• ✊ Microsoft workers protested the company's work with the Israeli military, leading to seven arrests.
• 🛂 The Trump administration is reinstating neighborhood checks for US citizenship applications, a procedure not used in 30 years.
• 🐊 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis asked a federal appeals court to halt a ruling that could close the new immigration jail dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz."
• 🚨 19 Republican governors are mobilizing the National Guard to assist ICE with immigration enforcement.
• ✈️ ICE is reportedly using a regulatory loophole to shield details about its deportation flights.

Federal Reserve and International Diplomacy

• ⚖️ Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook plans to sue President Trump over his attempts to remove her, citing a lack of evidence for his claims of mortgage fraud.
• 🗣️ Lebanese journalists are demanding an apology from US envoy Tom Barrick for demeaning comments made at a press conference in Beirut.
• 📄 FEMA is suspending staff members who signed a letter criticizing the Trump administration's handling of natural disasters.
• ☁️ The Social Security Administration's chief data officer reported that personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans was uploaded onto a vulnerable cloud server.
• 🇩🇰 Denmark's foreign minister summoned the top US diplomat over allegations of covert influence operations in Greenland by US citizens linked to President Trump.
• 📈 US tariffs on Indian imports have doubled to 50%, impacting trade relations.

Presidential Policy Shifts

• ⚖️ President Trump announced his administration will seek the death penalty in all murder cases in Washington D.C., despite the district not authorizing capital punishment.
• 🎓 Trump stated the US would accept up to 600,000 Chinese students, a shift from previous policies, citing the importance of international students to the US college system.