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Israel’s defense minister said it was preparing to seize more territory in Gaza and intensify attacks unless the Palestinian group freed more of the dozens of remaining captives.

A two-month cease-fire in Gaza collapsed this week amid a renewed Israeli bombardment. The fighting now looks as if it is sliding back to full-scale war.

Israelis have been demonstrating against the action, which many see as part of an effort to reduce checks on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government.

Olivier Grondeau had been accused of spying while visiting Iran on a tourist visa. President Emmanuel Macron of France had denounced his detention as “disgraceful and arbitrary.”

Although much of what Vladimir V. Putin agreed to during his call with President Trump was spun as a concession, the Russian leader stuck to the positions he has long held.

Legislators revised a law to allocate more civilian posts for military officers, a move that harked back to the era of the dictator Suharto.

The ousted Assad dictatorship kept lists of millions of wanted people. Now, Syrians are openly asking whether they “have a name” on any of those lists and are sharing the news proudly.

Israel said it recaptured an area from which it withdrew in the recent cease-fire, in the most significant ground operation since the truce with Hamas collapsed.

Israeli protests are converging over the war in Gaza and domestic politics amid concerns about a government push to reduce the power of state watchdogs.

While the Israeli government has stopped short of a ground invasion for now, its new strikes in Gaza seem to be an effort to force concessions from Hamas.