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The International Monetary Fund will provide $8 billion to Egypt, which is going through its worst economic crisis in decades.

After meeting with Benny Gantz, a member of Israel’s war cabinet, the British foreign secretary, David Cameron, had strong words about conditions in Gaza that “must change.”

Officials say Hamas has continued to press Israel for a commitment to a permanent cease-fire after a multistage release of all hostages, but Israel has refused.

“It’s a form of psychological torture,” said one man in Rafah. “It’s unbearable. We’re told one day that the war is ending and then the opposite the next day.”

As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan approaches, the move may reduce tensions at the Aqsa Mosque compound, which has long been a flashpoint for unrest.

David Cameron, the British foreign secretary, had strong words for Israel, saying he intended to convey to Benny Gantz that the country must do more to increase the amount of aid reaching Gaza.

Arrest warrants were issued by the International Criminal Court for two military officials, a general and an admiral, both accused of targeting civilians and destroying crucial energy infrastructure.

A U.N. inquiry found support for Israel’s allegations of sexual violence in the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack, but they remain bitterly at odds over the war in the Gaza Strip.

Many of our imprints on nature will be preserved in the rocks, scientists say, even if this time isn’t yet recognized as a new geologic epoch.

The assault on prisons is the latest in a wave of violent episodes in the past few days staged by gangs who have vowed to oust the prime minister.