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Ukraine
Local ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia begins to take place
On Tuesday, both Russian and Ukrainian forces agreed to a localized ceasefire in a struggling city in Southern Ukraine. Furthermore, there was a pause at 3 a.m. in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky this week to allow food and medical supplies into the tragic city where only 2,000 people remain. U.S. First Lady Melania Trump first issued the ceasefire, according to White House officials.
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Saudi Arabia
Multiple ballistic missiles were destroyed by Saudi military forces, fired by Houthi-rebels
According to Saudi Arabian officials, two ballistic missiles were fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen after reports of explosions were heard all over the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh. Military officials announced that the country’s air defenses destroyed another three Houthi ballistic missiles.
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Jerusalem
Record-breaking turnout for pivotal Israeli election today
Polls will close Tuesday night in the Israeli election for prime minister. Current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will seek re-election after a 3-year term, as the election results remain very close. According to The New York Times, “By 4 p.m. local time (10 a.m. Eastern), six hours before polls were scheduled to close, 55.7 percent of voters had cast ballots. It was the highest figure at that point in the day since Israel’s Central Elections Committee began tracking Election Day turnout in two-hour increments in 1973.”
