cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/38514469

Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney dies. Israeli attacks in northern Gaza kill at least two Palestinians on Tuesday. Israeli forces release five more Palestinian prisoners to Gaza, and al-Qassam says it found the body of another Israeli soldier. The U.S. drafts a plan for an International Security Force in Gaza to govern and secure the strip through 2027. Soldiers accused of gang-raping a detainee at Sde Teiman claim they were “abandoned” by the government, following the arrest of the military lawyer who allegedly leaked incriminating surveillance video. A new leaked order shows that Israeli authorities found the victim was not a militant but a civilian who was never charged. It is election day in the U.S., with key contests in New York City, New Jersey, Virginia, and California: Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo face off for mayor, gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey could foreshadow the 2026 midterms, and California voters weigh Prop 50—a direct vote on redistricting. Elon Musk and President Donald Trump both endorse Cuomo in the final hours of the election. The Trump administration to pay out only partial SNAP benefits during the shutdown, leaving millions of Americans facing hunger. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun says he has “no choice but to negotiate with Israel” amid ongoing airstrikes. Drop Site publishes a dispatch from El Fasher, Vietnam expands its island-building in the South China Sea, Peru cuts diplomatic ties with Mexico, and Russia claims advances in the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk.