Today's Headlines and Commentary
Israel has resumed attacks on the Gaza after a self-declared seven-hour cease-fire in effect for much of Monday, reports the Associated Press.
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Israel has resumed attacks on the Gaza after a self-declared seven-hour cease-fire in effect for much of Monday, reports the Associated Press. Minutes into the cease-fire, Israel's air force struck a house in a refugee camp in Gaza city, killing an 8-year-old girl and wounding 29 others; the New York Times reports. The Times also reports that a preliminary U.N. review of the shelling that killed 21 people at a U.N. school last Wednesday suggests that Israeli soldiers may have failed to heed warnings about safeguarding such sites.
Second Lt. Hadar Goldin, the 23-year-old Israeli soldier captured in a Palestinian ambush last Friday, is believed to be dead, reports Foreign Policy's "The Cable." Also on Monday, an attack on an Israeli bus, conducted with a construction bulldozer, killed one person in Jerusalem before police fired on the attacker, writes the Associated Press.
Reuters reports that Kiev forces recaptured a railway hub from pro-Russian separatists in the last 24 hours of fighting in eastern Ukraine, during which five Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 15 wounded.
Sunday delivered Islamic State fighters some major victories, as they seized control of the country's largest dam, an oilfield and three towns, writes Al Jazeera America. The Wall Street Journal reports that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has authorized air support for Kurdish forces struggling in a counter-offensive to retake towns in northern Nineveh province.
Islamist fighters from Syria killed 10 Lebanese soldiers along the two countries' shared border over the weekend. The New York Times cites Lebanon's army chief, who described the attack on the border town of Arsal as planned in advance.
Libya's newly elected parliament held its first formal session today, gathering in Tobruk after three weeks of heavy fighting between rival factions in Tripoli and Benghazi. Al Jazeera America reports that more than 200 people have been killed in the violence.
The New York Times editorial board is calling on Canada to allow reporters to interview Omar Khadr, the Guantanamo detainee captured in Afghanistan when he was only 15 and abused in U.S. custody before being transferred to Canada to serve out an eight-year sentence.
During a news conference on Friday, President Barack Obama stated that the U.S. had "tortured some folks," in what Politico is describing as a "clear sign of support" for the Senate Intelligence Committee's efforts to document and analyze the Bush administration's interrogation techniques.
The Washington Post covers a report in the Virginian-Pilot newspaper, which revealed that one of the Navy divers killed during training last year drowned while struggling to save a fellow diver. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Harris will posthumously receive receive the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his heroism.
A cyber security researcher at the cyber security firm IOActive has figured out how to hack the satellite communications equipment on passenger jets and will be sharing his research at this week's Black Hat hacking conference in Las Vegas. Reuters notes that his Thursday presentation could prompt a review of aircraft security.
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Jane Chong is former deputy managing editor of Lawfare. She served as a law clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and is a graduate of Yale Law School and Duke University.
