Itamar Ben-Gvir, far-right internal security minister, describes release of 50 Palestinian detainees as ‘security recklessness’

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Palestinian news agency Wafa has spoken to a detainee released by Israel, who told the agency those from Gaza being held by Israeli forces suffer from tragic and unbearable conditions and circumstances.

He said he had been detained on 16 November, had been held in a tent with 30 inmates, and that Israeli prisoners were subject to various types of torture, abuse, and assaults.

With Biden not yet officially endorsed as Democratic presidential nominee, it is in theory open to the party to choose another candidate

Joe Biden won the Democratic primaries earlier this year but does not officially become the party’s candidate for president until endorsed at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, which takes place from 19-22 August.

There is no formal mechanism to replace him as the presumptive nominee, and such a move would be the first time a US political party has attempted to do so in modern times.

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Several hundred protesters have taken over a street corner across the I-85 connector in midtown Atlanta.

Most were calling for an end to American involvement in the Gaza war and for the president – or his successor – to call for an immediate ceasefire.

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

Just seven days to go and then on 4 July this terrible nightmare will end for all of us once and for all. Yes, on that day there will be a new Thursday quiz, and you can stop fretting about your score on this week’s one. Sixteen questions wait for you on topical news, general knowledge, and quite a lot of animals this week, assuming you count Wombles as animals. There are no prizes. Do let us know how you get on in the comments. Enjoy!

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Yoav Gallant said Israel is preparing for war with Hezbollah but stressed that his government preferred a diplomatic solution

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Here are some of the latest images from Israel, where an anti-government demonstration has again attempted to block highways while demanding that Benjamin Netanyahu strike a deal to return Israeli hostages held by Hamas, and to call elections in Israel.

Haaretz reporter Bar Peleg has posted this video, which shows protesters blocking a road by setting a fire.