Middle East

Saturday's attack was one of the war's deadliest. The Gaza Health Ministry reported 90 dead and at least 300 others injured.
About 60 bodies have been found so far, including entire families who appeared to have been killed by artillery fire and airstrikes as they tried to flee, one official said.
There was no immediate mass exodus from Gaza City, with many Palestinians concluding that there is no real refuge in the war-stricken territory.
Several officials in the Middle East and the U.S. believe the level of devastation in the Gaza Strip likely has helped push Hamas to soften its demands for a cease-fire agreement.
The apparent compromise by the militant group could deliver the first pause in fighting since November. But all sides cautioned that a deal is still not guaranteed.
Thousands of Palestinians in northern Gaza have sought refuge in one of the territory’s largest soccer arenas, Yarmouk Sports Stadium.
Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won Iran’s runoff presidential election, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili.
The U.S. and France are continuing to scramble to prevent the skirmishes from spiraling into an all-out war, which they fear could spillover across the region.
Joe Biden "has prioritized politics over just and fair policymaking" on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, former government officials argued in their first joint statement since quitting.
Maryam Hassanein, 24, became the youngest known resignee over Gaza after leaving the Interior Department over President Joe Biden's "dehumanization of Arabs and Muslims."