We start the day's other headlines with a move by Israel's parliament that threatens the work of the largest humanitarian organization in Gaza.

Lawmakers approved a pair of laws that will bar the UN agency for Palestinian refugees known as UNRWA from

conducting any activity in Israel. They also cut the aid groups diplomatic ties

with Israel and designated it a terror organization.

Israel accuses UNRWA of allowing suspected Hamas militants to infiltrate its staff,

including during the October 7th terror attack.

It comes as Palestinian officials say the death toll in Gaza has

surpassed 43,000. Meantime the UN Security Council held an emergency meeting

today to discuss the fallout from Israel's retaliatory strikes on

Iran Friday night. While at the State Department U.S. officials pushed against any

further attacks.

Israel had a right to respond to that attack. We supported their right to do so.

They responded on Friday night. We believe this should be the end of that of the matter.

If Iran does respond anyway, we will

continue to defend Israel.

Israel's strike targeted Iran's military facilities but avoided the country's nuclear

and energy sites.

It comes after Iran launched a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel earlier this month in response

to the assassinations of several officials of Iran and its allied militant groups.

U.S. defense officials say that North Korea has sent 10,000 troops to Russia to help Moscow's

war effort in Ukraine.

The Pentagon says they're expected to start fighting in Ukraine within the next several weeks.

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