Newborn among women, children, and doctors killed in surge of Israeli attacks. Limited numbers of Palestinians cross Rafah in and out of Gaza as Israel throttles passage. Al-Shifa receives dozens of bodies and remains released by Israeli authorities. Israeli forces bulldoze historic war cemetery in eastern Gaza City. Donors hesitate to fund U.S.-backed reconstruction plan. Dozens of organizations urge DOJ to probe Canary Mission under foreign agent law. U.S. returns full $500 million from Venezuelan oil sale to Caracas after holding $200 million in Qatar. Senate talks on extending ACA subsidies collapse as abortion dispute stalls deal. Federal judge blocks warrantless immigration arrests in Oregon enforcement sweeps. Iran talks confirmed for Friday. RSF bombing of Al-Kuweik Hospital kills senior doctor and medical staff in South Kordofan. Emails show Epstein pitching himself as financial power broker to Saudi leadership ahead of Vision 2030. U.S. launched wave of airstrikes on ISIS targets in Syria. Israel sprays chemicals in southern Lebanon. Pakistan claims over 200 fighters killed in weeklong counterinsurgency operation in Balochistan. Russia-Ukraine peace talks continue in Abu Dhabi as fighting intensifies. WFP suspends operations in South Sudan after armed attacks and looting of major river aid convoy.

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The Gaza Genocide, West Bank, and Israel

• Israeli attacks in Gaza continue on a routine basis: Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian man east of Khan Younis on Thursday, according to Al Jazeera.

• Casualty counts: At least 27 Palestinians were killed and 18 injured in Israeli attacks over the past 24 hours, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. The total recorded toll since October 7, 2023 is now 71,851 killed and 171,626 injured. Since October 11, the first full day of the ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 574 Palestinians in Gaza and wounded 1,518, while 717 bodies have been recovered from under the rubble, according to the Ministry of Health.

• Newborn among women and children killed in surge of Israeli attacks: Among those killed in Wednesday’s attacks was a four-day-old Palestinian baby who died after she was struck by shrapnel from a bomb dropped by Israeli forces. The strike on the Al-Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City also killed