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Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Minister, said his country had launched a large-scale and significant military operation in Janine, a Palestinian city in the West Bank,

to, quote, eradicate terrorism. At least eight people were killed and 35 injured during raids,

according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. On Monday, Donald Trump reversed the Biden

administration sanctions on Israeli settlers in the West Bank.

Two dozen Democrat-run American states and cities join lawsuits seeking to block Mr. Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship.

Both legal challenges argued that his executive order is unconstitutional.

The President's order aims to deter immigration by stopping the practice of automatically

recognising the citizenship of children born to non-citizen parents in America, including those on temporary visas.

The Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defence Forces, Lieutenant General Herzegi Halevi, said he would leave his post in March.

General Halavi wrote that he took responsibility for the IDF's failure to prevent the Hamas attacks on October 7,

2023. The head of the IDF's Southern Command, Major General Yaron Finkelman, also said he would resign.

One day after Mr. Trump assumed office, Vladimir Putin, Russia's leader, spoke to Xi Jinping,

his Chinese counterpart in a video call lasting over 90 minutes, according to Russian state media.

They indicated a willingness to build relations with America, a Kremlin aide said,

adding that Russia was ready for dialogue over Ukraine.

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