Axios

Many of the Puerto Ricans organizing or marching in support of Palestinians and calling on Israel to stop military action in Gaza are doing it because of what they see as a familiar fight against "colonialism."

Why it matters: The support illustrates the strong feelings many Puerto Ricans have about the island's status as a U.S. territory, sources tell Axios. Some Puerto Ricans have long fought for independence from the U.S.

Orcas have been taking down boats in greater numbers, which the Washington Post reported has been viewed as the stuff of "working-class heroes."

The big picture: A slew of boats off the coasts of Spain and Portugal have been subject to damage from orcas — also known as killer whales.

President Biden urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in their call on Monday to agree to a three-day pause in the fighting to allow progress in releasing some of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, two U.S. and Israeli officials said.

The big picture: According to a proposal that is being discussed between the U.S., Israel and Qatar, Hamas would release 10-15 hostages and use the three-day pause to verify the identities of all the hostages and deliver a list of names of the people it is holding, the U.S. official said.

María Corina Machado, the elected leader of the Venezuelan opposition who is trying to unseat President Nicolás Maduro, has a long history of rattling the ruling party despite legal consequences.

State of play: Machado, a 56-year-old industrial engineer, is supposed to square off with Maduro in elections next year, but his government last week suspended the results of the primary despite an agreement this month to hold free elections, leaving her candidacy in question.

More than 400 Americans, U.S. permanent residents, and their family members have left Gaza, State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel told Axios Tuesday.

Driving the news: Those who have left so far have done so through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, which was temporarily closed over the weekend but reopened Monday, NBC News reported.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday reiterated his call for a humanitarian ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, saying such a truce is becoming "more urgent with every passing hour."

The big picture: The number of Palestinians killed amid Israel's heavy bombardment and ground operation in the Strip surpassed 10,000 on Monday, according to the Ministry of Health in Hamas-run Gaza. At least 4,104 children are among those killed.

President Biden in a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday raised the possibility of a "tactical pause" in the fighting in Gaza, the White House said in a statement.

The latest: In an interview with ABC News that aired later Monday, Netanyahu didn't rule out a "tactical pause" in the fighting in Gaza.

Negotiators succeeded this weekend in cobbling together details for a fund that would steer money to developing nations hardest hit by climate change.

The big picture: The "loss and damage" fund ranks high atop the topics that deeply divide countries as the next United Nations climate summit nears in Dubai in late November.

The Biden administration allowed Israel to buy thousands of M16 rifles from U.S. defense companies only after being assured the weapons wouldn't go to civilian teams in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, according to four U.S. and Israeli officials with direct knowledge of the deal.

Why it matters: The Israeli commitment was a key condition the administration and members of Congress demanded before approving the sale of the rifles, which the Israeli government urgently requested after the Oct.7 Hamas terrorist attack, the officials said.

The number of companies setting net zero emissions targets has risen over 40% to 1,003 since June 2022, but 4% of the targets meet United Nations criteria for reaching the goal.

The big picture: That's according to the latest analysis from Net Zero Tracker, which examines net zero targets in the Forbes Global 2000 list of the world's largest companies, and found the 16-month jump to October brought an aggregate annual revenue which covered such targets, some $27 trillion.

Jordan's air force airdropped "urgent medical aid" to a Jordanian field hospital in Gaza as warnings mount over supply shortages at overcrowded hospitals during the Israel-Hamas war, the country's King Abdullah II announced early Monday local time.

The big picture: An Israeli official told Axios the Jordanian air drop was conducted in coordination with Israel's military.