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Israeli forces have been targeting the Hamas leadership since the group launched an attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7.

Israeli forces have been targeting the Hamas leadership since the group launched an attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7.

Thousands of people heeded Israeli orders to flee Khan Younis and nearby areas, but the places they were told to go had little shelter, water or food.

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia stopped first in the United Arab Emirates and went on to Saudi Arabia. He said the Israel-Hamas war will figure prominently in his discussions.

The lawmaker, Illia Kyva, called for Ukraine to surrender after Russia invaded. He was living in Russia, but Ukrainian authorities had sentenced him to prison in absentia on charges including treason.

Two police officers and a bystander died in the shootout in Queensland last year.

Plus, remembering Norman Lear.

President Biden and Democrats in Congress appealed for Republicans to allow the emergency spending bill to advance, but the G.O.P. dug in, demanding strict border provisions be added.

Released hostages met for the first time with Israel’s war cabinet, painting a grim portrait of captivity in Gaza.

The Justice Department also said it had begun investigating the “murder of more than 30 Americans” by Hamas fighters during the Oct. 7 attack in Israel.