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U.S. officials have said they are bracing for a response to an Israeli strike in Syria this month that killed several senior Iranian commanders.

Mexico’s election will make history. It will be the largest in terms of voters and seats, and the country will elect a female president for the first time.

Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the armed group’s political wing, called his sons martyrs and said their deaths would not affect Hamas’s negotiations with Israel.

Many bodies went unburied during the prolonged clash between Israeli forces and Gazan fighters at Al-Shifa Hospital.

The volcano, one of Europe’s most active, has been spewing volcanic vortex rings at a rapid pace. But that doesn’t mean a big explosion is on the way, one expert says.

Israel and the United States proposed a new framework to Hamas, but the sides were still deadlocked on Monday, as they have been since the end of a weeklong cease-fire in November.

Analysts said the withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Gaza could give fresh momentum to cease-fire negotiations.

Also, Mexico and Nicaragua severed diplomatic relations with Ecuador.

Israel’s war with Hamas appears to have reached an impasse, at a time when the Israeli government is under mounting pressure to strike a deal for the release of hostages held in the enclave.

Negotiators were expected to discuss potential terms of a temporary cease-fire and the release of Israeli hostages. More protests were planned in Israel.