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The Israeli military says the tracking and the call to evacuate are to preserve as many civilian lives as possible during an expected ground invasion, even as deadly airstrikes continue.

The story is more complex than a caricature in Washington that President Biden is cautious to a fault, and says no until the pressure is insurmountable.

With a ground invasion into Gaza imminent, Israelis are grappling with a total breakdown of trust and a collapse of everything they believed in and relied on.

Pressure is mounting to provide relief supplies and “safe zones” for civilians in Gaza. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have fled their homes as Israeli airstrikes intensify.

Though it expanded the definition of discrimination, the ruling was a sharp setback for petitioners seeking a landmark victory on marriage equality.

The trip is a gamble for the U.S. president, who aims to deter Israel’s enemies with a show of solidarity while seeking to ease the plight of Palestinians under Israeli siege in Gaza.

Iran’s foreign minister spoke after a whirlwind tour of allies in the region. Israel’s northern border with Lebanon is being closely monitored as the first potential flashpoint where the war could spread.

On a day when he lashed out at a federal judge in Washington, the former president asked a judge in London to let his lawsuit over the notorious Steele dossier go forward.

The border has been a longtime staging ground for attacks by Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Lebanese group.

Western diplomats were pushing for a way to allow emergency aid into Gaza and for foreigners to exit to Egypt. Israel said at least 199 people had been taken hostage by Hamas, more than initially thought.