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Millions of people in North America viewed the total solar eclipse that began sweeping the continent at 1107 PDT.

The phenomenon happens around every 18 months, but rarely in such populated areas.

From one coast to the other, Mexicans, Americans and Canadians

gathered to watch the show.

It was a sight to behold.

The effect is like a black hole punched through the sky.

Benjamin Netanyahu said that a date was set for Israel's ground invasion of Raffa,

a city in southern Gaza, where around 1.4 million Palestinians are clustered.

This will happen, he vowed.

The far-right National Security Minister It's a Marbengevere, warned that the Prime Minister would cease to have a mandate if Israel did not proceed with the operation, despite objections from America.

Hearings began in the International Court of Justice, the UN's top court, on a case brought by Nicaragua

over Germany's support for Israel's war in Gaza.

Nicaragua argues that by providing Israel with military and financial aid,

Germany has contributed to the Commission of Genocide in the Strip.

It is the third ICJ case this year related to the conflict.

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