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* An Israeli official said Netanyahu’s command is a result of Hamas allegedly attacking soldiers, an assertion NBC has not independently verified. * A group of attorneys general and governors have sued the Trump administration over funding for SNAP, the widely used food assistance. * Trump said his administration would continue targeting drug traffickers, defending recent U.S. military strikes on fishing vessels, including a submersible hit earlier this week. * Republican and Democratic lawmakers remain deadlocked over a government funding plan, prolonging the shutdown.

With millions at risk of losing food assistance, federal workers missing paychecks, and airport delays rippling through the nation’s travel system, pressure is intensifying this week to bring an end to the

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