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As Israel persists in its efforts to secure the release of approximately 125 hostages seized by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on October 7th, Israeli forces have conducted extensive raids in the West Bank, resulting in the arrest of thousands of individuals and the demolition of numerous homes. The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society, a non-profit organization based in Ramallah, reported on social media platforms that a child was among ten people apprehended during Saturday’s raids, raising the total number of individuals arrested by Israel to 8,985. — In Jerusalem, scores of ultra-Orthodox protesters obstructed roads as Israel’s Supreme Court heard arguments in a landmark case challenging the contentious system of exemptions from mandatory military service granted to the religious community. The court is examining the legality of these exemptions, which have polarized the nation and threatened to destabilize Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition. A verdict is anticipated in the forthcoming weeks. In Israel, most Jewish men and women are required to undertake compulsory military service upon reaching the age of 18. — North Korea has declared its intention to cease its campaign of sending trash-laden balloons into South Korea, asserting that its actions have provided the South Koreans with “enough experience of how much unpleasant they feel.” The North’s announcement came shortly after South Korea warned of impending “unbearable” retaliatory measures against North Korea in response to its balloon activities and other recent provocations. Observers speculate that South Korea will likely resume front-line loudspeaker broadcasts directed towards North Korea. — The recovery efforts following the May 10 tornado outbreak have cost Florida’s capital city, Tallahassee, $50 million thus far, according to Mayor John Dailey. Florida officials have requested that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) declare a major disaster, which could make local government entities and individuals eligible for federal assistance. Dailey stated that the total cost to the city will continue to rise as city workers persist in their efforts to clear debris. — Water pressure was gradually being restored to downtown Atlanta and nearby neighborhoods on Sunday, following a two-day water outage that disrupted businesses and left many residential faucets dry. Although a substantial portion of the city remained under a boil water advisory, Mayor Andre Dickens announced during a weekend news conference that one of the two major water main breaks affecting the city had been repaired. “I know it’s been a tough and frustrating day for many of you, but I’m glad to have some positive news to report tonight,” Dickens remarked. — On Saturday, Minnesota law enforcement authorities identified the man they believe fatally shot a Minneapolis officer in what police have described as an ambush. Minnesota Public Safety Department spokesperson Bonney Bowman named 35-year-old Mustafa Mohamed as the suspected shooter. He was subsequently shot and killed by another responding officer. Minneapolis officer Jamal Mitchell was responding to a call when he stopped to assist Mohamed, whom he believed to be injured, according to police reports. — Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton died on Friday after being attacked by another inmate, authorities confirmed. The 74-year-old Pickton was hospitalized after being assaulted on May 19th at the Port-Cartier Institution in Quebec. He had been in a medically induced coma and on life support before succumbing to his injuries 12 days later, as stated by Correctional Service Canada. In 2007, Pickton was found guilty on six counts of second-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. — Media magnate Rupert Murdoch, aged 93, has married for the fifth time, as confirmed by his corporation News Corp on Sunday. Murdoch and Elena Zhukova, a 67-year-old Russian-born retired molecular biologist, exchanged vows on Saturday in a ceremony held at his vineyard estate in Bel Air, California. Photographs of the newlywed couple were released by News Corp. The couple had announced their engagement in March.

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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted on Saturday that there would be no “permanent ceasefire” in Gaza unless Hamas’ military and governing capabilities were neutralized. After Biden’s three-part ceasefire speech, Netanyahu issued an initial statement that did not reference Biden’s speech, stating, “The Israeli government is united in the desire to return our hostages as soon as possible and is working to achieve this goal.” Opposition leader Yair Lapid endorsed Biden’s call for a Gaza truce. — The African National Congress party lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result on Saturday, setting South Africa on a new political trajectory. With nearly 99% of votes counted, the once-dominant ANC had garnered just over 40% in the election held on Wednesday, falling well short of the majority it had maintained since the famed all-race vote of 1994 that ended apartheid and brought it to power under Nelson Mandela. The final results are yet to be formally declared. — North Korea launched additional trash-carrying balloons toward the South after a similar campaign earlier in the week. South Korea’s Defense Ministry did not immediately comment on the number of balloons or how many landed in South Korea. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency, citing anonymous military sources, reported that officials had found about 90 balloons as of Saturday night, which dropped paper, plastic trash, and cigarette butts. — New York City police said on Saturday that they had 34 people in custody following a pro-Palestinian protest at the Brooklyn Museum. There were reports of damage to some artwork and harassment of security staff by demonstrators. Hundreds of protesters marched to the museum on Friday afternoon, set up tents in the lobby, and unfurled a “Free Palestine” banner from the building’s roof before police intervened and made arrests. — An Idaho jury sentenced Chad Daybell, the man convicted this week for the 2019 murders of his first wife and second wife’s two children, to death. 55-year-old Daybell was charged with murder and conspiracy in the deaths of the two children, 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and 16-year-old Tylee Ryan, as well as his former wife of nearly 30 years, Tamara “Tammy” Daybell, 49, with whom he had five children. She died in their home on October 19th, 2019, with the cause of death determined to be asphyxiation, according to investigators. — The National Transportation Safety Board stated that an inactive but still pressurized gas line was cut six minutes before a devastating explosion rocked downtown Youngstown, Ohio. The blast occurred near Central Square last Tuesday afternoon and impacted a building that contains a Chase bank and apartments. One person was killed, and seven others were injured in the explosion, officials said. The explosion occurred approximately six minutes after workers made two initial cuts into piping along the basement wall, Chapman said. — Police officials in Lakeland, Florida, are reviewing an incident in which officers punched and tased a black teenager after he allegedly trespassed at an apartment complex pool. The officer claims in the report that after making physical contact with the teen to bring him into custody, the teen struck the officer in the face with a closed fist. In cell phone video of the incident, two officers can be seen punching, pulling the hair of, and tasing the teen before he submits to being handcuffed. — The stock price of former President Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social experienced turbulent swings in the aftermath of his conviction. In the immediate aftermath of the verdict, the stock price of Truth Social plummeted roughly 15% to a price of about $47. The stock recovered in after-hours trading, however, rallying above its pre-verdict level to about $52. —

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Analysis of images of shrapnel gathered at the scene of an Israeli strike in Rafah on Sunday revealed evidence of a bomb that was manufactured in the United States, known as the GBU-39. Numerous Palestinians lost their lives in the strike and subsequent fires. “I instantly recognized the housing as a GBU,” Trevor Ball, who served as an ordnance disposal technician, or bomb diffuser, for the U.S. Army for five years, told CBS News. “I’ve encountered many of them in this conflict. — Federal authorities took down one of the world’s largest malicious botnets, which facilitated tens of thousands of fraudulent transactions that resulted in billions of dollars in losses for victims. Law enforcement also arrested the botnet’s administrator, YunHe Wang, a Chinese national. He stands accused of orchestrating an international scheme to deploy malware and covertly sell access to the infected computers’ IP addresses. Wang is charged with leading an operation — known as the 911 S5 Botnet — that compromised 19 million IP addresses in over 190 countries. — Justice Samuel Alito is firmly rejecting calls for him to recuse himself from two cases before the Supreme Court involving former President Donald Trump due to two flags that were flown outside his homes. In letters sent on Wednesday to House and Senate Democrats, Alito stated that he had no involvement in the flying of the flags, and that nothing about the incidents warranted recusal under the Supreme Court’s code of conduct. Furthermore, he says, neither he nor his wife were aware of the meanings that are now being ascribed to the flags. — Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan managed to survive the contentious primary runoff for his seat, while fellow conservative state Representative Justin Holland lost his suburban Dallas seat to Trump 2016 spokeswoman Katrina Pierson. Despite the Republicans’ 84 to 66 majority in the state House of Representatives and successful conservative agenda from the 2023 legislative session, 15 House Republicans were defeated by challengers either in primaries in March or in the runoffs on Tuesday night. The Republicans were casualties of their own intra-party conflict. — Nearly two decades after the introduction of the first HPV vaccine, mounting evidence demonstrates that individuals who received the vaccination are significantly less likely to develop HPV-related cancers in adulthood. HPV is a common viral infection that causes an estimated 690,000 cases of cancer every year across the globe, according to researchers from the World Health Organization. The virus infects specific tissues, predisposing patients to develop cancers – including cervical, anal, and head and neck cancer. — A new law in Louisiana will make it a criminal offense to knowingly approach within 25 feet of a police officer while they are “engaged in law enforcement duties.” Opponents of the legislation, which Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed into law on Tuesday, fear the measure could impede the public’s ability to film officers, which has increasingly been used to hold police accountable — including in high-profile cases, such as the killing of George Floyd. — A suspect has been taken into custody following reports of a shooting at a Kroger grocery store just outside of Cincinnati, according to police. Police initially said one person had been shot, but later stated that it was unclear if anyone had been struck by gunfire. Colerain police said two individuals had been transported to a nearby hospital. The investigation is ongoing, police said, urging the public to avoid the area. — A massive volcanic eruption at the Sundhnúkur crater in Iceland on Wednesday propelled lava over 160 feet into the air, officials announced. The crater is located on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland, where authorities evacuated the seaside town of Grindavík, including the country’s biggest tourist attraction, the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa. This marks the fifth and most powerful eruption in the region since December.