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Violence escalates in Israel and the West Bank

Violence continues to escalate in and around Israel. A Palestinian man injured at least eight people in a ramming and stabbing attack in response to Israel’s deadly raid in the West Bank.

Details: Israel deployed hundreds of troops and launched air attacks on the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Monday in an operation aimed at targeting terrorists infrastructure and confiscating weapons.

• Israeli forces killed at least 10 Palestinians and injured 50 during the raid.

• Military tanks and bulldozers tore through alleyways, knocked out power and water, and forced residents to flee.

• The military said it confiscated thousands of weapons, bomb-making materials, and caches of money hidden away in militant hideouts and civilian areas as well.

In response the Hamas militant group claimed responsibility for an attack on civilians in Israel on Tuesday, in which a man rammed people with his car and got out and stabbed bystanders with a sharp object. No one was killed, but a pregnant woman lost her baby from the stabbing injuries.

The big picture: The infighting between Palestinians and Israelis in the area has increased in the past year, with the Israeli Defense Force conducting near-daily raids in Palestinian cities and towns.

• The Israeli military has killed 140 Palestinians in the West Bank in 2023. Many were militants but several civilians, including children have also been killed.

• Palestinian attacks have slain at least 25 Israelis in the West Bank and Israel in the past year.

Business & Economy

U.S. stock markets closed higher on Monday (S&P +0.12%, Nasdaq +0.21%, Dow +0.03%) ~ Tesla’s shares jumped 6.9% on production numbers that beat analysts estimates.

Tyson will remove its “no antibiotics ever” label on chicken as it begins to use certain antibiotics that the company says are not important to the treatment of humans. 

Walgreens will close 150 U.S. locations and 300 U.K. locations after the company reported lower earnings compared to the same quarter last year.

World

China accused the UK of harboring pro-democracy activists from Hong Kong on Monday and placed a $125,000 bounty for their arrests. 

A UN watchdog approved Japan’s plan to release waste water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant that was wrecked during the 2011 tsunami. Japan hasn’t scheduled the release and the plan still needs approval from a regulator.

The world registered its hottest day ever on July 3 when the global temperature reached 62.62 degrees Fahrenheit (17.01 Celsius), according to the U.S. National Centers for Environmental Prediction.

US News, Politics, & Government

A federal judge ordered Biden administration officials and agencies to stop communicating with social media companies about taking down “content containing protected free speech” that’s posted on the platforms.

The U.S. and Russia are in talks about a possible prisoner swap that could include New York Times reporter Evan Gershkovich. U.S. Ambassador Lynne Tracy met with Gershkovich on Monday after months of protest by the U.S. over denial of diplomatic access to him.

At least three are dead and eight wounded after a mass shooting in Ft. Worth Texas ~ Separately, five people were killed and two more injured in Philadelphia in another mass shooting.

Sports & Entertainment

Joey Chestnut won his 16th title at the 2023 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating contest. The champ downed 62 hot dogs in 10 minutes to retain his title of the world champion hot dog-eater.

Vietnam has banned the “Barbie” movie because it includes a map that shows disputed Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea.

LA Angels’ Mike Trout is expected to miss at least one month with a broken wrist.

Science, Health, & Tech

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration gave a special airworthiness certificate to Armada Model Zero, an electric car prototype that can go from driving to flying by launching straight into the air like a drone.

NASA’s Mars helicopter finally made contact after 63 days of radio silence. A large hill separated the chopper from a rover that transmits its messages to earth.

Instagram will launch its Twitter competitor, called Threads, on July 6th.

Suspicious white powder found at the White House turns out to be cocaine.

Eight roller coaster riders were stuck upside down for three hours.

A man stole a forklift from Lowe’s and ran over a lady at Home Depot.

A pathologist found $500,000 worth of “floating gold” inside a dead whale.