Palestine

Israel designates the border area between Israel and Egypt a “closed military zone.” The U.S. proposes its resolution for an “international stabilization force” before the UN Security Council. Hamas hands over another body. Israeli forces kill a 15-year-old Palestinian near Jenin in the occupied West Bank. A senate vote is to be held this evening on a war powers resolution that would block an attack on Venezuela. Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani taps Lina Khan of the FTC and other local notables to chair his transition team. President Trump cribs Mamdani’s focus on “affordability.” The Federal Aviation Administration cuts flight traffic by 10 percent in 40 major air markets. Israel continues launching air strikes in southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah asserts its right to resist such attacks. Ukraine’s Pokrovsk is now the site of house-to-house fighting, Mexico’s President files a police report against a man who groped her in the capital. A video appears to show Pakistani police secretly disposing of bodies. The U.S. wants a military base in Damascus. Nancy Pelosi announces she won’t seek re-election, creating an open race for her Bay Area Senate seat.