The Economist.

Hello, you're listening to the free edition of the world in brief from The

Economist. As a reminder, if you subscribe to the economist, you'll get access to a deeper look at the day ahead, updated three times a day.

If you're already an economist subscriber, visit Economist.com slash Espresso,

or visit our Espresso app to start listening.

Here's today's free edition. This is the World in Brief from The Economist.

Our top stories.

Sh shipments of American Aid to Gaza by sea were paused after temporary pier built for deliveries was damaged by bad weather.

American officials said.

Earlier Israeli tanks reportedly entered the center of Raffa for the first time. Israeli armed forces did not confirm the accounts.

Palestinian officials claimed that at least 21 people were killed in an Israeli shelling

on a tent camp west of the city on Tuesday.

Israel's army denied involvement.

Israel has faced international condemnation over its ground operation in Gaza's southernmost city.

The allegations come just days after an Israeli airstrike killed at least 45 people in

a tent camp for displaced Palestinians on Sunday.

More than six months after holding elections, the Netherlands will finally have a Prime Minister.

Dick Schalf, who has in the past headed the country's intelligence and immigration services,

will head a right-wing coalition for four parties.

Having agreed on a leader, the parties must divvy up portfolios.

The soon-to-be government has promised the Netherlands strictest ever asylum regime. Ryan Salem, a former executive at FTX, once one of the world's largest crypto exchange companies,

was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison.

...