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Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his governing coalition emerged battered from the vote for the European Parliament. But a snap election seems unlikely.

When a truck carrying three of four rescued hostages broke down and came under fire, Israel says it called in an airstrike. Scores of Palestinians were killed, Gazan officials say.

The vote was aimed at keeping the divisive issue in the hands of legislators instead of judges, who have repeatedly determined that an exemption should not stand.

The man’s death was confirmed by the Hamas-controlled Gaza media office, which identified him as an employee of the Hamas-affiliated news agency Palestine Now.

The move, though unlikely to force Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from office, exposed the fractures within Israel’s leadership eight months into the war in Gaza.

Voters in the European Union delivered strong gains to anti-immigrant, nationalist parties, challenging leaders in Germany and France, and unsettling the political establishment.

The operation conducted by Israel’s military to free four hostages resulted in a high death toll among Palestinians and has not resolved the challenges facing the Israeli government.

The June 28 election to succeed President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash last month, comes as the country faces acute domestic and international challenges.

The news was met with jubilation in Israel, where tensions over the hostages’ safety have been rising in recent months.

In the town of Nuseirat in central Gaza, where the hostages were rescued, residents reported intense Israeli bombardments.