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Iranians gathered at the funeral for the military officers killed by the Israeli airstrike. Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA, via Shutterstock

Tensions: Iran and Israel traded fresh threats amid heightened concerns over how and when Tehran might retaliate for an Israeli strike in Syria last week.
Talks: Hamas’s political leader said an Israeli strike killed three of his sons and some of his grandchildren in Gaza. He said it would not change Hamas’s position toward Israel.
In Gaza: Eid al-Fitr — the celebration that marks the end of Ramadan — has been marred by war and hunger.

What Else Is Happening

Healthcare: England became the fifth European country to start restricting gender treatment medications for children.
The E.U.: A landmark bill set to overhaul migration policy was approved by the European Parliament.
Climate: The ocean has been breaking temperature records every day for more than a year.

Hong Kong: A representative of Reporters Without Borders was denied entry to the city while on a fact-finding mission about shrinking press freedoms there, the organization said.
Weather: More than 100,000 people were forced to evacuate after devastating floods swept across vast sections of Russia and Kazakhstan.
South Africa: Jacob Zuma, who in 2018 resigned from the presidency in shame, is running as an opposition candidate in parliamentary elections next month.
Canada: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau testified at a hearing on election interference by China, a threat he had previously dismissed.
K-pop: NewJeans, a popular group, is trying to sue a YouTube user for defamation in South Korea. They asked a U.S. court to order Google to release the person’s identity.