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On Wednesday, negotiators finally secured a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, at least temporarily halting a conflict that killed at least 46,000 and perhaps as many as 64,000 Palestinians.

Doctors at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital said Netanyahu was recuperating satisfactorily, although his recovery period is not over.

The St. Louis Fire Department said one of the people hit was in critical condition.

The attacks, which killed 14 including two children and a woman, occurred in a region designated by Israel as a humanitarian safe zone.

At least six civilians were killed and approximately 30 wounded in a renewed wave of attacks, according to Ukrainian officials.

As we mark the anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack and the beginning of Israel's asymmetrical response, we have to recognize Western countries' hypocrisy.

It's been terribly distressing to be a Jew in America since the attacks on Israel on October 7 by Hamas, but not for the reasons you might think.

The job of Hamas' health ministry is not to help Gazans, but rather to supply numbers that suit a terrorist regime in battle for the world's hearts and minds.

President Biden must demand a ceasefire to protect civilians, ensure humanitarian assistance, and secure the safe release of remaining hostages.

Joe Biden may have made his harshest comments yet towards Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the Israel-Hamas war.

"The fatigue explanation is a concerning one because we might see avoidable casualties...and extra casualties," one researcher said.

Ukraine's power grid operator said critical infrastructure damage has already exceeded $1.5 billion in necessary repairs.

Russian artillery killed 10 Ukrainian civilians on Wednesday, injuring several more in the eastern town of Kurakhove, reported Zelensky.

Russia has reportedly lost more than 100,000 soldiers to injury and death, and is losing a further 100 men each day during the conflict in Bakhmut, Ukraine.

"There certainly aren't many countries who, like Russia, would take on the task of facilitating efforts to resolve the situation and ease tensions," the Kremlin said.

"These strikes are not against civilian infrastructure," Konstantin Dolgov, former Russian commissioner for human rights, said.

Bodies decompose at a variety of rates depending on the temperature, humidity, insects and clothing, leading to difficulties identifying individuals.

"Bloodthirsty scum! You will definitely answer. For every lost Ukrainian life!" Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russia and Ukraine accused each other of shelling ahead of an IAEA visit to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov have both denounced Amnesty International's report alleging Ukrainian war crimes.

Amnesty International has previously accused Russia of war crimes and said that allegations against Ukraine "in no way justify Russia's indiscriminate attacks."

At least 20 civilians, including three children, were killed by the strike on the central Ukraine city, according to officials.

"This is terrorism," Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba tweeted in response to the attack.

Russia has been accused of intentionally targeting civilians, using indiscriminate methods of warfare and of using cluster bombs in the war against Ukraine.

"The occupiers are deliberately beating residential areas where there are no military facilities," said Kharkiv Governor Oleg Synegubov.

"Now we will never know how many civilians from Mariupol were actually killed by a Russian bomb at the Drama Theater," wrote an adviser to the city's mayor.

Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boichenko estimates about 21,000 civilian deaths in his city, calling the act "genocide."

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg noted the "unprecedented sanctions" allies have imposed on Russia to ensure Putin is paying a "high price."

More than 7,000 Russian troops have been killed fighting in Ukraine in 21 days of war, according to U.S. intelligence estimates.