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Israel's Army reached the center of Hunn Eunice. stories. militants. It also reported that it had flooded Hamas tunnels beneath the city.

On Saturday, the UN warned that half of Gaza's population is starving and that 9 in 10 people

in the territory are unable to eat every day.

Argentina's new Libertarian President Javier Milay was inaugurated and warned that it would not be possible to avoid a shock

as he tries to stabilize the economy. Annual inflation in Argentina is above 140%.

One of the first things Mr Milay will have to do is cut spending

which has ballooned from 22% of GDP in 2003 to 38% today.

Voters in Egypt headed to the polls for the first day of a presidential election.

Abdel Fata Alsisi, the incumbent, is expected to be granted a third term

despite the country's economic crisis and is grantlement over his government's treatment

of Palestinians affected by the war in Gaza.

Many Egyptians are struggling to afford food as prices have risen more than 70% in the past year. Polls are open for three days and the result is expected

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