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1. Israeli forces take control of vital Rafah crossing from Gaza into Egypt

   

2. Jailing Trump for contempt of court could backfire, says national security analyst

   

   As a judge threatens Donald Trump with jail time for repeatedly violating a gag order during his hush money trial, a national security analyst worries about the implications of putting a presidential candidate behind bars.

3. Hamas says it accepts Gaza ceasefire proposal, but Israel still examining deal

   

   Hamas announced on Monday it had accepted an Egyptian-Qatari proposal for a ceasefire to halt the war in Gaza, though later in the day, Israel played down the likelihood of a pause and approved a military operation in the southern city of Rafah.

4. India's Hindu nationalists are petitioning courts to tear down mosques and replace them with temples

   

   Gvanvapi mosque in the holy city of Varanasi is one of hundreds of mosques and other Muslim sites being targeted by Hindu nationalist groups in India. The petitioners say they want to restore previously destroyed Hindu holy sites, but some historians accuse the groups of aggressively attempting to rewrite history. 

5. 2-time European weightlifting champion Pielieshenko killed in Ukraine war

   

   Two-time European weightlifting champion Oleksandr Pielieshenko died on the front line in the war in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Olympic Committee said on Monday.