The attack raises more questions over whether Israel’s use of force is proportionate, as required by international law.
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Hamas says it is consulting other Palestinian groups on Gaza ceasefire plan
The US president says he expects to know soon whether Hamas has agreed to a proposal for a 60-day truce.
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom confirm split
The couple said they were “shifting their relationship” to “focus on co-parenting”.
Trump gets major win now – but it comes with risks down the road
The mega-bill helps the president deliver on promises, but also contains the seeds of political peril, writes Anthony Zurcher.
Akon’s futuristic $6bn city project in Senegal abandoned, BBC told
Something more realistic will replace ambitious plans dreamt up by singer Akon, officials tell the BBC.
BBC on French beach as police slash migrant ‘taxi-boat’ heading to UK
Watch BBC footage of French police destroying a boat in the English Channel, a move the UK describes as “a significant moment”.
Kyiv hit by barrage of drone strikes as Putin rejects Trump’s truce bid
Almost every district in the capital sustained damage after Russia fired a record 550 drones, Ukraine says.
South Africa’s political marriage of convenience avoids divorce – just
One year after the formation of the coalition government, the rocky relationship teeters but avoids collapse.
American teen pilot detained on small island in Antarctica
Ethan Guo, 19, had flown his plane across the six other continents before he was arrested, according to his social media.
Russia becomes first state to recognise Afghanistan’s Taliban government
The foreign minister in Kabul called Moscow’s decision “courageous”.