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As Israeli forces pound Gaza, the area where Palestinians can seek shelter is shrinking, raising concerns that they could be forced into Egypt.

The country’s lower house of Parliament unexpectedly passed a motion to reject a government immigration reform bill, leaving its future uncertain.

Plus, the debate over who’s a “colonizer.”

The Russian opposition leader had been scheduled to appear before a district court via a video link on Monday. His spokeswoman said his allies had not heard from him for more than five days.

The European Union and Sweden have called for the immediate release of Johan Floderus, who has been detained in Tehran for about 600 days.

With pledges already lagging badly for this year, the global organization said that it had been forced to pare down its request for 2024 to focus on only the most life-threatening cases.

The outages have raised widespread concerns in a country already grappling with discontent over a worsening economic situation.

The fighting has intensified in the south, with tens of thousands of Gazans fleeing to the border with Egypt, where the U.N. has warned that the humanitarian situation may collapse.

Parliament rejected a new government proposed by the caretaker prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, whose party, Law and Justice, lost its parliamentary majority in an October election.

The Ukrainian leader will be appealing for more military support from the United States as an emboldened Russia steps up its attacks on his country.