Israel proposed the Palestinian Authority send representatives to the Rafah crossing last week to take part in operating it, though not in an official capacity, four senior American, Israeli and Palestinian officials told Axios.
Why it matters: The proposal is the first time since Hamas' October 7th attack that Israel has agreed to discuss any involvement by the Palestinian Authority in the governance of the Gaza Strip.
President Biden made waves last week by threatening to withhold military aid to Israel if it invades Rafah, but he's not the first American president to set boundaries regarding assistance to the country.
Why it matters: Biden's warning was met with defiance from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in yet another sign of the deteriorating relationship between the two leaders.
Some 30 students walked out of the Duke University commencement ceremony ahead of Jerry Seinfeld's speech in the latest Gaza war protest on Sunday, videos posted to social media show.
A U.S. Marine veteran who said he broke into Pyongyang's embassy in Madrid to help North Korean diplomats defect told CBS' "60 Minutes" he's now an "assassination target" of Kim Jong-un's regime.
The big picture: Christopher Ahn, from Southern California, is fighting extradition to Spain where he's wanted on charges in connection with the February 2019 raid that occurred days before then-President Trump met with Kim in Vietnam.
Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to replace longtime ally Sergei Shoigu as defense minister with an economist, the Kremlin announced Sunday.
Why it matters: In the biggest security overhaul since Putin's forces launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Shoigu will be appointed head of Russia's Security Council after serving since 2012 as defense minister.
