In other announcements, Mr. Trump said he'll nominate real estate executive Charles Kushner to be

ambassador to France. Kushner's son, Jared, is married to Ivanka Trump, and he was pardoned by

Mr. Trump in 2020 for tax evasion and retaliating against a witness. The president-elect also said

he'll nominate veteran Hillsborough County Florida Sheriff Chad Chronister to lead the

Drug Enforcement Administration. Both of those posts require Senate confirmation. And Mr. Trump said

his senior advisor on Middle East and Arab affairs will be Massad Bulos, a wealthy Lebanese American businessman

and the father of Tiffany Trump's husband.

The family of an Israeli-American hostage met with the President of Israel today after Hamas released a video that shows him.

In the video, Edan Alexander said he'd been held for 420 days and referred to President-elect Trump.

Today, Alexander's family said the 20-year-old spoke under duress when he accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of neglecting the hostages.

Meanwhile, in Gaza, where dozens of hostages are still believed to be held, and Israeli

airstrike killed at least six people in a tent camp.

A strike hit near Muasi along the coast, once thought to be a relatively

safe area for civilians. May God have mercy on them. They were all martyred. Man, I was just sitting,

laughing, joking, and chatting with them online. Suddenly, I see a drone and then out of nowhere.

I find my sister torn apart. Nothing

left of her. I bid her farewell. What's happening, man?

And a former Israeli defense minister who served under Netanyahu accused the government of war crimes.

Moshe Yalone said the far right government is trying to annex and ethnically cleanse

parts of Gaza. Meanwhile, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees says it has paused aid deliveries to

Gaza. The head of UNRRA said the main crossing into Gaza is too dangerous, and recent aid-trap

convoys have been looted by armed gangs.

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