Think it over: Palestinian Islamic Jihad endorsed Hamas's response to a U.S. plan to end the war in Gaza, which could help speed the release of Israeli captives still held by both groups. Israeli strikes persisted with less intensity. Gazans hope it's not another false dawn. Israeli bulldozers in the West Bank are burying hopes for a Palestinian state.
Aftermath: Police said they also shot one of the survivors while trying to stop an attacker who drove a car into pedestrians and stabbed people at a synagogue during Yom Kippur. The UK plans to tighten rules for migrants who want to settle by making applicants prove their value to society, including being able to speak a "high standard" of English.
Europe: German police arrested three men they suspect of preparing an act of violence against Jewish targets for Hamas. Serbian police arrested 11 people suspected of placing pigs' heads outside mosques and targeting Jewish sites in and around Paris.
Demonstrations: Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch said he was open to dialogue to end youth protests that resulted in two deaths, hundreds of arrests and injuries, ransacked buildings and torched cars. Madagascar is facing its greatest unrest in years. Cameroon's 92-year-old president is facing an unexpected challenge in his run for an eighth term: his 27-year-old daughter.
Trouble: A New York state auditor who allegedly accepted lap dances to help the parent company of Rick's Cabaret and other strip clubs avoid millions of dollars in taxes was indicted for fraud. Charlie Javice was sentenced to seven years in prison for defrauding JPMorgan. Massachusetts' former top federal prosecutor agreed to a public reprimand by state-bar regulators for multiple ethics violations.
Defeat: Nirvana fended off another lawsuit by a man who accused the band of distributing child pornography by using a photo of him as the naked swimming baby on the cover of the "Nevermind" album. Amazon defeated a bias lawsuit filed by a Black worker who was placed on a performance-improvement plan.
Before I forget…
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