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Hamas said on Monday that the leader of its operation in Lebanon, Fatah Sharif Abu al-Amine, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the south of the country. Lebanon's national news agency reported that the bombing hit a Palestinian refugee camp.

Israeli airstrikes have killed 1,000 people and injured 6,000 in Lebanon over the past two weeks, including about 100 people killed on Sunday, according to the Health Ministry. The government said a million people – a fifth of the population – had fled their homes.

Meanwhile, Israel launched a wave of airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen on Sunday, attacking the port of Hodeida and targeting fuel facilities, power plants and docks.

• What is happening in Israeli politics? Opposition lawmaker Gideon Saar rejoined the government on Sunday, a move likely to bolster Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

• What did Netanyahu say to the United Nations? On Friday, he shrugged off global calls for a ceasefire in a defiant speech he delivered nearly an hour before massive airstrikes targeting the Hezbollah leader leveled several apartment blocks in Beirut.

• Follow our live blog here. Today Israel launched what appears to be a rare attack on central Beirut. If confirmed, it would be Israel's first attack on the center of the Lebanese capital since 2006.

Ron DeSantis is accused of an “intimidation campaign” against abortion rights

Ron DeSantis is making a concerted effort to maintain draconian restrictions on abortion access in Florida, prompting accusations that the Republican governor is waging a “state-sponsored intimidation campaign” against abortion rights and trampling on civil liberties.

In May, a near-total ban on abortion after the first six weeks of pregnancy went into effect in Florida after the Supreme Court ruled that the right to abortion was no longer covered by the privacy clause in the state constitution.

Registered voters in Florida have recently reported unannounced visits from police officers, apparently part of a push by DeSantis to use state government agencies and public money to block passage of Amendment 4, which would enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution.

• What is Amendment 4? On November 5, a referendum was held on whether to protect the right to abortion. Passage of Amendment 4 would amend the state constitution to prohibit government interference with the right to abortion before a fetus's “viability,” which typically begins around 24 weeks of pregnancy.

Putin says Russia will achieve “all goals set in Ukraine.”

Vladimir Putin has promised that Moscow will achieve all the goals it has set for itself in Ukraine.

“The truth is on our side. “All set goals will be achieved,” the Russian president said in a video message released to mark the second anniversary of what Russia called Reunification Day, when Moscow annexed four Ukrainian regions.

Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, was attacked by multiple waves of Russian attack drones overnight, with air raid sirens wailing in the capital shortly after 1 a.m. local time. The Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down 67 of 73 drones and one of three missiles.

• Is Moscowstrengthen his attacks? It seems so. Russian drone attacks on Kiev have increased as Moscow's forces attack Ukraine's critical energy, military and transport infrastructure in the run-up to winter.

• How does the USA react? She accuses Iran and North Korea of ​​supporting Russia's invasion.

In other news…

• For the first time since the Nazi era, the far right won the most votes in an Austrian election. The Freedom Party suffered from the wave of public anger over migration and the cost of living.

• Floods and landslides caused by persistent rains have killed at least 101 people in NepalAccording to official information, 64 people are missing.

• Kris Kristoffersonthe country singer and Actor, died. His family said he died peacefully at the age of 88.

Stat of the day: Argentina's poverty rises to nearly 53% as 'anarcho-capitalist' Milei's austerity measures hit hard

Argentina's poverty rate rose to nearly 53% of its 46 million population in the first six months of Javier Milei's presidency, with 3.4 million people falling into poverty this year. Since taking office, the right-wing Milei has frozen pensions, cut aid to soup kitchens, cut social programs and halted all public construction projects. Tens of thousands of state workers have been laid off, cut energy and transportation subsidies have driven up costs and purchasing power has fallen.

You shouldn't miss this: Six days full of horror – The US drive for executions is returning with a vengeance

Five executions, five states, six days. Last week saw a spate of murders not seen in 20 years – and there was nothing random about it. “Over the last six years, the legal culture surrounding the death penalty has radically changed,” said Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative. “The referees are gone, there is no supervision anymore.”

Climate check: Hurricane Helene's 'historic flooding' was worsened by global warming, says Fema

U.S. Disaster Relief Agency Director Deanne Criswell called Hurricane Helene a “true multistate event” that caused significant infrastructure damage that was made worse by global warming. Almost 100 people were killed and many more are missing.

The latest: New Zealand takes back the Haka world record

New Zealand has reclaimed the world record for largest mass haka after 6,531 people performed the Māori dance, dethroning France. “We want to bring the mana [pride] of the haka at home,” said the organizer.

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