Abu Dhabi talks yield prisoner swap but no progress on territory Iran rejects uranium handover and threatens US bases in Europe Congo's Ebola outbreak passes 11,000 cases as violence hampers response More tankers hit mines in Hormuz as Iran keeps strait shut Russia reports record drone attack on Leningrad region as strikes hit Ukraine's grid Nvidia board hires law firm to probe CEO as Congress weighs subpoena Euro hits 18-month low and yields jump as Fed weighs faster hikes Saudi air defences intercept more Houthi missiles as Yemen fighting widens Gaza flood victims wait for tents as Israeli strikes continue Spain's first general strike in 14 years halts ports and car plants over housing Anthropic IPO reported oversubscribed as banks weigh higher valuation Militants kill at least 10 police officers in northwest Pakistan Leaders open COP31 summit in Antalya as Guterres attacks fossil fuel lobby US charges three Iran-backed men over attacks on Jewish targets and RAF Fairford plot Trump announces end of US military aid to Israel as Netanyahu's office says it will be phased out Hoax bomb emails force evacuation of hundreds of schools in Italy Saudi output nears prewar level as Europe's gas supply stays strained Head of Turkey's banking regulator resigns amid investment fund scandal EU Commission presents Digital Fairness Act with fines of up to 6% of global turnover US stock futures rise as CoreWeave results ease AI jitters Indonesian vice president reportedly resigns as lawmakers back impeachment petition Merz threatens EU budget veto unless all states fund Ukraine; Prague and Bratislava push back Russia says it detained two Poles for spying as US soldier is arrested in Britain House Republicans block impeachment of Hegseth Rubio and Wang hold call to prepare Trump-Xi meeting Russia's ambassador to the US Alexander Darchiev dies suddenly at 66 Bennett heckles Netanyahu as new Knesset convenes AI data centres plan 181 GW of on-site gas power as grid delays bite Over one million in Lebanon face acute food shortages, UN says Tens of thousands join Poland's nationalist march after Krakow attack Kenya discharges last Ebola patient and starts 42-day countdown Helsing launches European rival to Palantir's battlefield software El Salvador fires rockets at Haitian 400 Mawozo gang compound Russia-led CSTO strips Armenia of voting rights over unpaid debts Abu Dhabi talks yield prisoner swap but no progress on territory Iran rejects uranium handover and threatens US bases in Europe Congo's Ebola outbreak passes 11,000 cases as violence hampers response More tankers hit mines in Hormuz as Iran keeps strait shut Russia reports record drone attack on Leningrad region as strikes hit Ukraine's grid Nvidia board hires law firm to probe CEO as Congress weighs subpoena Euro hits 18-month low and yields jump as Fed weighs faster hikes Saudi air defences intercept more Houthi missiles as Yemen fighting widens Gaza flood victims wait for tents as Israeli strikes continue Spain's first general strike in 14 years halts ports and car plants over housing Anthropic IPO reported oversubscribed as banks weigh higher valuation Militants kill at least 10 police officers in northwest Pakistan Leaders open COP31 summit in Antalya as Guterres attacks fossil fuel lobby US charges three Iran-backed men over attacks on Jewish targets and RAF Fairford plot Trump announces end of US military aid to Israel as Netanyahu's office says it will be phased out Hoax bomb emails force evacuation of hundreds of schools in Italy Saudi output nears prewar level as Europe's gas supply stays strained Head of Turkey's banking regulator resigns amid investment fund scandal EU Commission presents Digital Fairness Act with fines of up to 6% of global turnover US stock futures rise as CoreWeave results ease AI jitters Indonesian vice president reportedly resigns as lawmakers back impeachment petition Merz threatens EU budget veto unless all states fund Ukraine; Prague and Bratislava push back Russia says it detained two Poles for spying as US soldier is arrested in Britain House Republicans block impeachment of Hegseth Rubio and Wang hold call to prepare Trump-Xi meeting Russia's ambassador to the US Alexander Darchiev dies suddenly at 66 Bennett heckles Netanyahu as new Knesset convenes AI data centres plan 181 GW of on-site gas power as grid delays bite Over one million in Lebanon face acute food shortages, UN says Tens of thousands join Poland's nationalist march after Krakow attack Kenya discharges last Ebola patient and starts 42-day countdown Helsing launches European rival to Palantir's battlefield software El Salvador fires rockets at Haitian 400 Mawozo gang compound Russia-led CSTO strips Armenia of voting rights over unpaid debts

Symbolic image: Gaza City police chief killed in Israeli drone strike

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Gaza City police chief killed in Israeli drone strike

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An Israeli drone killed Gaza City's police chief, Colonel Jamal Abu Kamil, on Thursday, a day after Israel resumed air raids. A second strike killed one person in Khan Younis.

Three missiles hit Abu Kamil's car and wounded two others in what Gaza's interior ministry called an assassination. Israel's military said it removed a threat, claiming without evidence that the 43-year-old was a Hamas commander involved in the October 2023 attacks; Gaza's police said he had no role beyond policing. The pause of more than a week followed US pressure, and Netanyahu rejected the US disarmament-for-withdrawal plan on Sunday, saying troops would stay until Hamas was 'genuinely disarmed'.

Kushner's trip

Jared Kushner travels to Israel next week with Board of Peace envoy Nickolay Mladenov to advance the plan, Axios reported; a US official cited Israeli doubts before October's election.

Ankara and Cairo warn

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, meeting Egypt's Badr Abdelatty in El Alamein on Thursday, said both expect Washington to press Israel, or Turkey, Qatar and Egypt would take 'radical steps'.

Armed struggle loses support

A Palestinian Centre for Policy and Survey Research poll this month put support for armed struggle at 27 per cent, down from 41 per cent in October, while 44 per cent favour negotiations.

Other opinions

Breitbart covered only Kushner's Abraham Accords anniversary message, not the strikes; Al Jazeera puts 'ceasefire' in quotes and notes Israel gave no evidence.