cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/38652621

Israel’s defense chief orders the Israeli military to “destroy and annihilate” all tunnels in Gaza used by Hamas, as daily air strikes and demolitions continue. U.S. President Donald Trump claims an international stabilization force will enter Gaza “very soon.” Israeli forces shoot dead two Palestinians in the village of al-Judeira. October marked the highest monthly number of recorded Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians since the UN began keeping track in 2006. Susan Collins and Todd Young fake out the majority of Americans hopeful for the passage of a War Powers resolution to curb Trump’s ambitions on Venezuela, and vote “no” after indicating their concerns with the Executive Branch. Judge orders Trump to release all SNAP funding. Elon Musk gets 1 trillion dollars, theoretically. Tucker Carlson calls Lindsey Graham a “sick fuck.” OpenAI begins extending its hand for a taxpayer bailout, and the U.S. government begins to deputize immigration enforcement. Israel attacks Lebanon with wave of airstrikes in one of its biggest post-ceasefire escalations. U.S. strikes 18th vessel in the Carribean. Kazakhstan joins the Abraham Accords. Sudan ceasefire accepted by the RSF, but remains unlikely. Tigrayan militants enter Ethiopia’s Afar region, and Nigeria’s military fights jihadists in its northeast. Peru bans Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum from entering the country. Cambodia can buy American weapons again.