Global News: Gaza Conflict, Boeing Strike, Montana Manhunt, Wildfires, and Market Rebound

Gaza Conflict and Humanitarian Crisis

• 🎯 At least 40 Gazans were killed by Israeli gunfire and airstrikes, with some seeking food near aid sites.
• ⚠️ Five additional deaths from starvation or malnutrition in the past 24 hours bring the total hunger-related deaths in Gaza to 180 since the war began.
• ⚖️ In Jerusalem, dozens protested Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces pressure to end the war and return hostages.
• 🏛️ Netanyahu's cabinet's decision to fire the country's attorney general, who was prosecuting him for corruption, was immediately frozen by Israel's Supreme Court.

Labor Disputes and Public Safety

• ✈️ Over 3,000 Boeing workers at three Midwestern plants went on strike after rejecting a contract offer.
• 💥 In Montana, authorities are still searching for a suspect, Michael Paul Brown, who allegedly gunned down four people at a bar.
• 🚗 The suspect, an armed and unstable former U.S. Army veteran, is believed to have escaped in a stolen vehicle with clothes and camping gear.

Western Wildfires and Air Quality

• 🔥 More than two dozen wildfires are burning across California, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah due to dry conditions and high temperatures.
• 💨 Smoke from Canadian wildfires has caused air quality alerts across the Midwest and Northeast, with a thick haze visible in cities like Chicago and upstate New York.

Market Performance and Notable Deaths

• 📈 Financial markets rebounded, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining nearly 600 points, the NASDAQ finishing higher, and the S&P 500 showing broad gains.
• 🎭 Actress Loni Anderson, nominated for three Golden Globes and two Emmys, has died at the age of 79 after a long battle with an unspecified illness.