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CIA chief William Burns visits Israel for talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials amid efforts to bring about a cease-fire in Gaza and a possible hostage exchange.

Delegations from Hamas and Israel arrived in Cairo for talks on a ceasefire and a potential prisoner exchange mediated by Egypt and Qatar.

ProPublica won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for its investigative reporting exposing the lavish gifts and free trips that billionaires have given to Supreme Court justices over the years. The Pulitzer Prize also honors work in journalism in 15 different categories. This year there is a special award for journalists covering the war between Israel and Hamas.

Oil prices rose after Israel struck Rafah in Gaza.

Israel has taken control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing on the border between Gaza and Egypt, seizing a key road and striking more than 50 Hamas targets overnight.

According to reports, Israeli air strikes in Rafah (Gaza) killed at least 8 Palestinians and injured several others.

Israeli tanks entered the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, coming within 200 meters of the Egyptian border, despite Hamas's acceptance of a ceasefire offer from Egypt and Qatar.

Hamas accepts Egypt and Qatar's ceasefire proposal to end the war with Israel, but Jerusalem said it does not support the deal proposed by Cairo.

Oil futures rose on Monday after Saudi Arabia raised June oil prices for most regions, and after the prospect of a quick ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip became unlikely, reviving fears that fighting between Hamas and Israeli forces will soon resume.

Israel has called on civilians to evacuate parts of Rafah, Gaza Strip, as it prepares for a potential offensive against Hamas militants.

The United States has suspended the supply of ammunition to Israel because of a possible Israeli invasion of Rafah in Gaza.

The ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Gaza ended without result due to the inflexible positions of both sides after seven months of war.

Israel has closed the Kerem Shalom border crossing, the main entry point for humanitarian aid to Gaza, after Palestinian militants fired rockets from Gaza.

Israel and Hamas may conclude a ceasefire agreement with the release of hostages after lengthy negotiations mediated by the United States, Qatar and Egypt.

Representatives of the United States and Israel at the talks in Cairo said that reaching a ceasefire agreement in Gaza could take several days.

CIA Director William Burns arrives in Cairo, Egypt, to participate in meetings to mediate a ceasefire and hostage release in the Gaza conflict.

Since April 18, nearly 2,000 people have been arrested during pro-Palestinian protests at about 40 universities in 25 states.

New riots and arrests of pro-Palestinian demonstrators took place on US university campuses: police forcibly removed dozens of unruly protesters from several universities, including a camp at the University of California, leading to hundreds of arrests.

UNESCO awarded the World Press Freedom Prize to all Palestinian journalists.

Colombia breaks off diplomatic relations with Israel over disagreements on Gaza, and President Petro calls Israeli actions in Gaza "genocide".

Turkey decides to join South Africa's case against Israel in the International Court of Justice, accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza.

Netanyahu has rejected ending the war with Hamas as part of a potential hostage deal, insisting on toppling Hamas and continuing the Rafah operation despite US opposition.

Starbucks lowered its full-year sales forecast after reporting a drop in comparable sales for the first time in almost three years due to weak demand in the US and China, the company's two largest markets.

The UN warns that an imminent Israeli ground operation in Rafah, Gaza, will lead to more civilian casualties and hamper humanitarian aid efforts.

Dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators were arrested by New York police after storming Columbia University. They oppose Israel's war in Gaza.

Israel plans to decommission its outdated Patriot air defense systems within two months and replace them with more modern systems such as David's Sling and Iron Dome.

U. S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin's "plans" for Ukraine have "failed" due to the creation of a united international coalition in support of Ukraine.

U. S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is in Riyadh to discuss efforts to achieve a truce in Gaza, release hostages, and achieve security in the Middle East.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrives in Saudi Arabia as part of a new Middle East tour to discuss the crisis, while a Hamas delegation is due to arrive in Egypt for ceasefire talks with Israel.

The Hamas delegation is expected to meet with Qatari and Egyptian mediators to discuss the possibility of a ceasefire in Gaza.