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The man who rented a Tesla vehicle that exploded outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas

was reportedly identified as Matthew Allen Livelylisberger, an army sergeant.

The county sheriff said the incident was probably a suicide

and that the deceased driver was found with a gunshot wound.

Officials were awaiting DNA evidence to confirm whether Mr. Lival's burger was at the wheel. The FBI concluded that

Sham Sadine Jabbar, who killed at least 14 people by driving into a crowd on Wednesday in New Orleans,

acted alone. Mr. Jabbar, a 42-year-old Army veteran from Texas, was killed in a shootout with police.

The FBI is examining his links to Islamic State.

Prior to the attack, he posted videos expressing allegiance to the jihadist group.

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 63 Palestinians across Gaza on Thursday, medics reported.

Eleven people died in a tent encampment sheltering displaced families in Al-Mawasi,

a humanitarian zone in the enclave's south.

Among them were Gaza's police chief, Mahmoud Salah, and his aid.

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