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1 War in Israel: Israeli Forces Sweep Into Major Gaza City

In what the Israeli military described as some of the most intense fighting of the war, Israeli troops on Tuesday rolled into Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip's second-largest city. The Israeli military said its forces intended to continue attacking with land and air forces deeper into southern Gaza, where ground forces began their push in earnest a day earlier after weeks of pounding through northern Gaza. The Biden administration has been leaning heavily on Israel to minimize civilian deaths as it begins the southern Gaza part of its military campaign and to avoid the large loss of lives and displacement that resulted from attacks in the enclave's north. The death toll in Gaza is already approaching 16,000 Palestinians and most of the 2.3 million population has been displaced.

2 SAG-AFTRA Membership Has Officially Ratified Their New Contract

While it was expected to pass, the new contract for SAG-AFTRA members got a bigger vote of approval than expected from its membership. The ratification vote opened on November 14th, and last night it was released that 78.33-percent of the ballots received were in favor of the new agreement. In the announcement, the guild also said that 38.15-percent of members voted this time, compared to the 27.2-percent that voted in 2020 and 15.3-percent in 2017. The new agreement expires on June 30th, 2026.

3 Senate Confirms 425 Military Promotions After Sen. Tuberville Drops Hold

A lot of promotions that have been in limbo for months are now a done deal. Sen. Tommy Tuberville dropped his hold yesterday on 425 promotions he put into place months ago as a protest against the military’s abortion policy. After Tuberville lifted the blocks, the Senate quickly moved to confirm all of the promotions with unanimous consent on a voice vote. Senate tradition allows any single senator to block a nomination through the use of a hold, which Tuberville used in February to stop promotions from being confirmed. While the majority of holds were dropped, there are still some in place. Holds still remain on the promotions for “10 or 11 four-stars,’ according to Tuberville. According to Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder, the promotions still on hold include the heads of the US Pacific Fleet, the US Pacific Air Forces, US Northern Command, US Cyber Command, and the US Space Command. Senate leadership will now bring the four-star nominations to the floor for a vote one at a time.


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