Rapist who dragged woman to forested area in Kranji gets jail, caning for brutal attack (www.straitstimes.com)
Iran warns Hezbollah ready for Israel ground offensive (www.ynetnews.com)
Spanish clergy sexually abused more than 200,000 children: Report (www.aljazeera.com)
Hamas vows 'full force' after Israel steps up Gaza ground operations (www.reuters.com)
Israeli military launches major ground incursion in Gaza (www.axios.com)
The Israeli military said Friday night local time that its “ground forces are expanding” their operations in Gaza.
German defense minister calls for NATO to prepare for potential Russian aggression (news.liga.net)
Iranian-Backed Militias Mount New Wave of Attacks as U.S. Supports Israel (www.wsj.com)
Tehran appears to have ended an undeclared six-month truce
China Strips Missing Defense Minister of Government Posts (www.wsj.com)
Beijing didn’t announce a replacement for Li Shangfu, who hasn’t been seen in public for two months
Israeli military says it can't guarantee journalists' safety in Gaza (news.yahoo.com)
The Israel Defense Forces wrote to Reuters and AFP this week after they had sought assurances that their journalists in Gaza would not be targeted by Israeli strikes....
‘The time has come.’ Sweden gets ready for NATO membership (www.politico.eu)
Putin urges measures to stem illegal flow of weapons into Russia (www.reuters.com)
See how Israel’s siege has plunged Gaza into darkness and isolation (www.washingtonpost.com)
Drone blasts hit two Egyptian Red Sea towns, Israel points to Houthi (www.reuters.com)
Poland changes construction laws to curb “pathological” housing development | Notes From Poland (notesfrompoland.com)
Relatives of Texans, Jewish and Muslim, remain trapped in Gaza (www.texastribune.org)
Two Texans — a Jewish man, a Muslim woman — want more support from the federal government to bring their loved ones home. Their families are stuck in a war zone, along with hundreds of other Americans.
IDF reveals Hamas command posts in and beneath Gaza hospital (www.ynetnews.com)
The IDF revealed on Friday, what it described as intelligence showing a Hamas command center located under a the Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. In a briefing, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari told members of the foreign press corps that there are areas in the hospitals that are used by Hamas to direct its military operations.
Near-total internet blackout hits Gaza as Israel ramps up strikes (www.nbcnews.com)
Fukushima nuclear plant workers sent to hospital after being splashed with tainted water (www.theguardian.com)
Chinese fighter jet got within 10 feet of US bomber over South China Sea, US military says | CNN Politics (edition.cnn.com)
UN committee voices concern about rising Israeli hate speech against Palestinians (www.reuters.com)
Medical team and aid trucks enter Gaza via Rafah crossing (www.reuters.com)
Israeli military says Hamas hiding tunnels, operations centres in Gaza hospital (www.israelnationalnews.com)
Edit: Replaced with Reuters link (Israel National News has a “mixed” factual reporting rating similar to Al Jazeera).
Slain Hamas militants’ body camera videos show the preparation and tactics behind their attack on Israel (edition.cnn.com)
“I don’t think Hamas wanted us to see” the videos of attacks on civilians, said Gina Ligon, a counterterrorism expert who analyzed the footage for CNN. “That is not congruent with their narrative that they’re defenders of Palestine — that was terrorism.”...