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Hamas has said one of its top officials, Saleh al Arouri, has been killed in an explosion in Beirut – blaming the “cowardly assassination” on Israel.

Requests for abortion pills from people who were not yet pregnant spiked when patients appeared to perceive threats to abortion access, new research has found. (Image credit: Charlie Riedel/AP)

Russia launched dozens of attack drones and missiles — including its advanced Kinzhal hypersonic missile — according to Ukrainian officials. (Image credit: Claire Harbage/NPR)

TV footage showed a large burst of fire erupt from the side of the Japan Airlines plane as it taxied after landing.

The military said it carried out strikes in the Gaza Strip, Syria and Lebanon as Israel’s security cabinet prepared to discuss ways out of the three-month-old conflict.

Although casualty numbers continued to climb gradually, the prompt public warnings, relayed on broadcasts and phones, and the quick response from the general public and officials appeared to have limited some of the damage.

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Since the war began, Israel has banned entry of food, water, medicine and other supplies to its population of 2.3 million people, except for a trickle of aid that the U.N. says falls far below its needs.

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