November 29, Friday, 2024

1. Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip continued on Thursday as a ceasefire took effect in Lebanon between Israel and the Shia Muslim group Hezbollah. The Israeli military said on Thursday it continued ground operations in northern Gaza.
2. The upper house of Australia’s parliament has passed legislation that bans the use of social media by children under the age of 16. The government says the measure is necessary to protect their mental health and wellbeing. 3. A fire at a Tokyo condominium unit occupied by Inoguchi Kuniko, a Japanese lawmaker has killed two people. The victims are believed to be family members of the politician. The lawmaker and the younger daughter were not at home at the time of the fire. Her husband, Inoguchi Takashi, professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, and the older daughter remain unaccounted for.