There is other news on this election day. In a surprise cabinet shakeup, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired his popular defense minister, Youev Gallant. The two appeared unified last year following the October 7th attacks by Hamas militants. But there's been a growing rift between the two men, with Galant pushing for a more pragmatic and diplomatic approach to

ending the fighting in Gaza as the Prime Minister sticks with relentless military

pressure over the past few months trust has cracked between me and the Minister

of Defense significant gaps were discovered between me and Galant in the

management of the military campaign.

This crisis of trust does not allow for the proper continuation of the campaign.

Netanyahu appointed his foreign minister, Israel Katz, to take Galant's place.

This all comes as Palestinian health officials say a new wave of Israeli strikes killed at least 30 people in Gaza,

mostly in the north, where aid has been cut off for weeks. Israel's military says it targeted a weapon storage facility in the strikes.

Officials in Kyiv say Ukrainian troops have engaged with North Korean soldiers for the first time since

they were deployed to fight for Russia.

One official says the Ukrainian military fired artillery at North Korean soldiers in Russia's

Kursk border region.

Keeves' defense minister said the clashes were small in scale and that more should

be expected in the coming weeks.

Meantime, Ukraine's president warned of global consequences.

The first battles with North Korean soldiers opened a new chapter of instability in the world.

Together with the world, we must do everything to ensure that this Russian step toward

expanding the war, toward real escal everything to ensure that this Russian step toward expanding the war,

toward real escalation, becomes a losing one for Putin and for North Korea.

The reported clashes could not be independently verified. The Pentagon estimates that some

10,000 North Korean soldiers are now deployed to Russia's border regions.

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