Good evening. I'm Jeff Bennett.

And I'm Amna Nawaz. On the news hour tonight, the latest batch of Epstein files raises concerns

about the Justice Department's handling of sensitive information.

The Rafa border crossing between Gaza and Egypt reopens after more than a year and a half, with

only a small number of Gaza's sick and wounded allowed to leave.

And a Russian-Israeli doctoral student held hostage in Iraq for more than 900 days, shares

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Welcome to the News Hour. Political fallout is mounting today after the Justice Department released three million more files related to the investigations of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The DOJ has come under fire for how it's handled the release, with advocates raising questions about transparency and if the department has done enough to hold Epstein's associates accountable.

Our justice correspondent, Ali Rogan, has been digging into the latest documents, and she joins me now.

So, Ali, what more have we learned about the extent of Epstein's connections with some very prominent figures?

On the, taken together, these documents really indicate just, they paint a deeper picture of Epstein's connections to some of the most influential people in politics, business, entertainment, even royalty.

There are new photos in this tranche of former Prince Andrew, now Andrew Mountbatten, Windsor, appearing on all fours kneeling on a female.

Epstein also makes lurid claims in an email against Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, which a Gates spokesperson

calls absurd and completely false. There are emails between staffers of former President

Bill Clinton in 2002. One of them emailed asking for then Prince Andrew's address

to invite him to a dinner.

Keep in mind, that was in 2002.

Epstein was not formally convicted with prostitution

and registered as a sex offender in 2007.

But allegations date back far earlier than that.

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