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As fighting surged in the territory, Arab leaders condemned the move as a “mark of shame,” one that will haunt the United States for years.

It has gained prestige among Palestinians while poisoning Israel’s relations with the Arab world and putting the Palestinian issue back on the Western agenda.

Some of the strikes targeted the southern Gaza Strip, where the Israeli military has ordered civilians to go to avoid bombardment.

At least 14 people were killed in a clash between the gunmen and members of a small farming community in central Mexico, an episode that the state authorities cast as a gang extortion attempt that backfired.

It is the first time the Biden administration has declared an emergency to expedite arms shipments to the Middle East, which are controversial because of the civilian death toll from Israeli airstrikes.

Iran-backed forces are assembling drones and retrofitting rockets in the territory of an American ally. They are used in attacks on U.S. outposts in Iraq and Syria.

The detentions and images of the men, tied up and wearing only underwear, prompted an international outcry. Israel said it was seeking to determine which were with Hamas and stripped them to ensure they were unarmed.

Excavations in the ancient ruins have unearthed a cramped space where enslaved workers and donkeys performed their grueling tasks.