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Australia, Britain, Canada and Finland said they would temporarily stop sending money to UNRWA, which said it had fired employees accused by Israel of participating in the Oct. 7 attacks.

The International Court of Justice ruled that Israel must take steps to prevent genocide in Gaza, but stopped short of demanding a stop to its military offensive.

Long a vital lifeline for Gazans, the agency known as UNRWA was a point of contention with Israel long before some of its workers were accused of taking part in the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel.

The court ruled that Israel must prevent genocidal acts by its forces. Later, the U.N. agency that aids Palestinians said it was investigating charges that some workers were involved in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

Families of hostages have taken more aggressive steps, trying to increase pressure on the Israeli government to give priority to the captives’ return.

This Western mutual-defense alliance is central to the pushback against Russia, even though Ukraine is not a member.

Data from more than 1,000 aquifers reveal widespread decline, but improvement in some places shows the trend can be reversed.

Several deaths and dozens of injuries were reported in the strikes. U.N. officials cited tank shelling, pointing toward Israeli responsibility, but the Israeli military suggested Hamas might be to blame.

More than 500,000 people are crowded into an area of southern Gaza where Israel has ordered evacuations, the U.N. said.

The soldiers had been planting explosives as part of a plan to demolish Palestinian neighborhoods close to the border when Gazan militants fired on them, according to Israeli officials.