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1. Netanyahu 'fighting for his political life' in 1st Israeli vote since Oct. 7. He might still survive

   

   There are few Israeli analysts willing to write off the country's longest-serving prime minister in Tuesday's election, despite the catastrophic impact of the Hamas-led attacks on Oct. 7, 2023.

2. Israeli military conducts massive West Bank operation, days before Israel election

   

   The Israeli military continued a massive military operation in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, displacing hundreds of Palestinians and placing major restrictions on movement in response to a gun attack that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others in Hebron on Friday.

3. Ukraine says its military did not violate Starlink terms, disputing Elon Musk claim

   

   Ukrainian officials have disputed claims by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk that the country's military violated Starlink's terms of service by using the civilian satellite internet network for offensive drone strikes. Serhii Beskrestnov, a defence technology adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said long-standing restrictions on the civilian system in Ukraine made such offensive use impossible.

4. Venezuela's opposition leader Machado returns after months in exile

   

   Opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado reappeared in Venezuela Sunday for the first time since December, about a month before the U.S. military deposed the country's then-President Nicolás Maduro.

5. Canada needs concrete results from EU summit this week, former envoy says

   

   Ahead of this week's Canada-European Union summit, Prime Minister Mark Carney said both parties are hammering out a "new, ambitious alliance" after pledging deeper ties with Europe last month.