Early on Thursday, Israeli forces fired missiles at a school operated by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. The al-Sardi school was being used as a refuge by 6,000 displaced Palestinians, according to UNRWA. Two missiles were reportedly fired at the school's upper floors. Local reports place the current death toll at 35-45, with the overall death toll in Gaza now standing at over 36,000.
On Wednesday, multiple drones from the Iranian-backed Islamist group Hezbollah, struck the town of Hurfeish in northern Israel, injuring eleven people. Hezbollah is based in Lebanon and listed as a terrorist organization by the United States.
The attacks have resulted in the hospitalization of eleven Israeli civilians for inhaling smoke as well as large-scale destruction of forests. The fires are reported to have affected 3,500 acres of land.
On Monday, Kajsa Ollongren, the Dutch Minister of Defence announced the Netherlands has 24 F-16 fighter jets planned for donation to Ukraine that would be allowed to be used to strike inside of Russia.
A massive weather system with high winds swept across the eastern part of the US state of Texas including Tyler, Texas on Monday evening Central Daylight Time (CDT), resulting in power outages, downed trees and property damage. The storm struck the Tyler area around 8:00 p.m. CDT (0100 UTC).
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