Israelis commemorate the 3-year anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack that reportedly killed 1,200, led to over 251 local residents taken hostage, and sparked a devastating war in Gaza that has led to 2 million Palestinians living in the rubble of their city with insufficient access to basic necessities like food and water, Israeli attacks in Gaza have reportedly killed at least 74,000 Palestinians according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health including at least 21,000 children, Israeli military forces killed 3 Palestinians across Gaza today, Yemen's government forces continue to engage in intense fighting with Iran-backed Houthis seizing control of the strategic Jabal al-Mansoura area west of Taiz, Vice President JD Vance says Iran must make a meaningful reduction in its nuclear enrichment capacity to satisfy US demands, more than 250,000 students, teachers and parents clash with police across France yesterday as part of the biggest day yet of a national activist movement for better high school conditions.

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