U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken dismissed Arab leaders' calls for a ceasefire, saying it would allow Hamas to regroup. Israel's strikes on Gaza continued as violence mounted in the West Bank and on the Lebanese border.
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Hamburg airport hostage standoff over, suspect arrested, police say
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Surrounding bodies shrouded in white cloth in a tarpaulin tent, relatives prepared garlands of marigolds for Hindu cremation rites while rescuers searched for people who still could be trapped.
