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A Hezbollah drone attack on an Israeli army training base killed four Israeli soldiers. The attack came shortly after the Pentagon announced it is sending Israel an advanced antimissile system.

Fethullah Gulen, an Islamist preacher widely believed to be behind a failed 2016 coup in his native Turkey, has died at age 83. He was once a powerful figure in Turkey.

A Muslim cleric accused of being behind a failed 2016 coup in his native Turkey has died. Fethullah Gulen was 83 years old.

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The Israeli military says it has conducted a series of strikes overnight against military targets in Iran as retaliation for attacks over the past year.

Anyone who has tried to visit Israel since the Gaza war began will know how the logistical challenges of flying in or out of the country. This has been a windfall for Israel's airlines.

Israel's airlines are generating a windfall as international carriers cancel or limit flights due to security concerns. Flying in or out of Israel has become a logistical challenge since the war in Gaza erupted.

Human rights groups say there have been at least 1,000 attacks by extremist Israeli settlers on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in the past year. Hundreds have been driven from their homes.

Canada is bracing itself for a second Trump presidency, with an incoming administration that doesn't pull its punches when expressing opinions about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's politics.

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: With so much of the world's attention focused on Gaza, violence in the occupied West Bank has escalated.