A Georgia judge has found a man guilty in the killing of nursing student Laken Riley, a crime that shocked both the college town where she lived and the nation in February.
Jose Ibarra, 26, was convicted on charges of murder and other offenses related to Riley’s death. According to authorities, Ibarra, an undocumented immigrant from Venezuela, had entered the United States illegally in 2022 and was allowed to stay while his immigration case was being processed. His immigration status sparked fierce political debate, with leading Republicans, including President-elect Donald Trump, blaming President Biden’s border policies for the tragedy.

A severe and unprecedented incident occurred on Wednesday when an Israeli civilian was killed by enemy fire in Lebanon. The civilian was identified as Ze’ev Chanoch Erlich HY’D. What was the 71-year-old civilian, a well-known historian and tour guide, doing in a battle zone? His friend, a Golani commander, brought him to Lebanon without permission. Details of the incident, which occurred around 3 p.m. on Wednesday reveal that Erlich donned a uniform – without being called up for reserves, and the IDF is investigating whether he entered the area of an ancient fortress in Lebanon. IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi ordered an investigation into the incident, and the Head of the IDF’s Personnel Directorate recognized Erlich as a fallen IDF soldier.

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The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant, the tribunal in The Hague announced on Thursday afternoon.
The court’s Pre-Trial Chamber I “issued warrants of arrest for two individuals, Mr Benjamin Netanyahu and Mr Yoav Gallant, for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed from at least 8 October 2023 until at least 20 May 2024, the day the Prosecution filed the applications for warrants of arrest,” it confirmed in a statement.
In a separate statement, the court ordered the arrest of Mohammed Deif, the supreme commander of Hamas’s military wing, who according to the Israel Defense Forces was killed in an airstrike on July 13.