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Authorities in Israel don’t know, and may never know, how many people were sexually abused by Hamas on 7 October, but evidence that many women were subjected to rape and assault has grown over recent weeks.

Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocks pregnant woman from emergency abortion  CNN Texas Supreme Court pauses order allowing abortion  FOX 26 Houston Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocks woman from emergency abortion  Yahoo News Texas abortion, trisomy 18 baby challenges pro-life law  Fort Worth Star-Telegram Opinion:

Israeli warplanes struck parts of the Gaza Strip in relentless bombardment Saturday, hitting some of the dwindling bits of land it had told Palestinians to evacuate to in the territory’s south.

By Kate Abnett and Mohammed Benmansour DUBAI (Reuters) – The European Union’s climate chief on Saturday heavily criticised an attempt by OPEC to derail a COP28 deal on phasing out fossil fuels, calling the move by the oil producers’ club

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday night put on hold a judge’s ruling that approved an abortion for a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis, throwing into limbo an unprecedented challenge to one of the most restrictive bans

The grid plan is fraught with challenges, including overcrowding.

Observers see OPEC ‘panicking’ as COP28 climate talks focus on possible fossil fuel phase-out  The Associated Press OPEC Leader Tells Members to Block Any Climate Summit Deal to Curb Fossil Fuels  The New York Times COP28 president urges flexibility on fossil fuel

Why Nikki Haley polls better against Joe Biden than Donald Trump does  POLITICO

But they are winning the culture war

While the war in Gaza continues, tensions are rising in the West Bank where there are ongoing raids by the Israeli military and warnings of a possible uprising among Palestinians.