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Global Hotspots: Israel Expands Operations in the West Bank 

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This week, Ukraine continued to advance into Russian territory in Kursk and near Belgorod and agreed to a prisoner exchange with Russia. In the Middle East, Israel expanded its focus into the West Bank and exchanged cross-border strikes with Hezbollah in both Lebanon and Syria. In the Indo-Pacific, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met with government officials in Beijing in an effort to de-escalate bilateral tensions, while a Chinese reconnaissance plane flew into Japanese airspace.

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