""Israel unleashed a long-threatened ground assault on Gaza City on Tuesday, declaring 'Gaza is burning' as Palestinians there described the most intense bombardment they had faced in two years of war. An Israel Defense Forces official said ground troops were moving deeper into the enclave's main city, and that the number of soldiers would rise in coming days to confront up to 3,000 Hamas combatants the IDF believes are still in the city ... In launching the assault, Israel's government defied European leaders threatening sanctions and warnings from even some of Israel's own military commanders that it could be a costly mistake.""
""At the heart of their relationship are two multibillion-dollar deals. One involved a crypto company founded by the Witkoff and the Trump families that benefited both financially. The other involved a sale of valuable computer chips that benefited the Emirates economically.""
""'All you have to do is look at the cargo that was spattered all over the ocean,' Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, describing 'big bags of cocaine and fentanyl all over the place.' The video posted by Trump appears to show the boat barely moving or stopped in the water when it was destroyed. There were no drugs visible in the ocean in the footage released by the administration. Venezuelan drug gangs don't produce or smuggle fentanyl, experts say.""
Kash Patel faced a Senate committee appearance marked by shouting and accusations that he was dishonest about firings of FBI agents, with some agents saying trust was broken. Israel launched a long‑threatened ground assault on Gaza City with intense bombardment and plans to increase troop numbers to confront thousands of suspected militants, despite warnings of severe consequences. Reports link Trump associates to multibillion-dollar deals that benefited both a crypto company tied to the Witkoff and Trump families and the United Arab Emirates through chip sales. Claims about drug shipments at sea were publicly contested by available footage and expert statements.
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