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Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill Dozens; US Senate Passes Funding Deal; NBA Player Suspended; Protests Erupt in Milan
Gaza – At least 30 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on Saturday, according to hospital officials in Gaza. The casualties included two women and six children from two different families, according to officials at Gaza hospitals that received the bodies. The strikes marked one of the deadliest days in Gaza since a ceasefire was agreed to in October, Sky News reported. Shifa Hospital reported that a strike in Gaza City killed a mother, three children, and one other person.
In other news, the US Senate passed a Trump-backed government funding deal on Friday by a vote of 71-29, Euronews reported. The bill will now go to the House of Representatives. The House is not scheduled to return until Monday, raising the possibility of a partial government shutdown over the weekend until the bill is passed. The US Congress will have two weeks to debate new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country after the Senate voted to fund most of the government through the end of September, while carving out a temporary extension for Homeland Security funding.
Meanwhile, Philadelphia 76ers' Paul George has been suspended for 25 games for violating the terms of the NBA's Anti-Drug Program, the league announced on Saturday. Al Jazeera reported that the NBA did not disclose the nature of the violation or the substance involved. The 25-game suspension indicates that this was a first violation by George, according to the agreement between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association.
In Milan, hundreds of demonstrators gathered on Saturday to protest the deployment of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) staff at the upcoming Winter Olympics. According to Sky News, the protesters gathered in Piazza XXV Aprile, a square named after the date of Italy's liberation from the Nazis in 1945. Al Jazeera reported that the protesters included members of the left-leaning Democratic Party, the CGIL trade union confederation, and the ANPI organizations. Protesters blew whistles and sang Bruce Springsteen songs, echoing anti-ICE protests in the US, Sky News noted. The demonstrators were reportedly unbothered by the fact that ICE agents would be stationed in a control room and not operating on the streets, Al Jazeera reported.
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