U.S.-Iran fighting appears to pause. And, Israel's expanding zone of control in Gaza

Good morning.You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day.After two days of intense strikes, fighting between the U.S.

and Iran appears to have paused.The U.S.

says it hit 170 targets in Iran.Iran says it targeted U.S.

military bases in the Gulf.The fighting coincided with a weeklong funeral for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and four of his family members killed on the first day of the conflict.Thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) are at risk of losing their ability to work in the U.S.

due to a recent Supreme Court ruling.The court gave the Trump administration the green light to revoke TPS for more than 300,000 people.

TPS allows immigrants to legally reside in the United States when conditions in their countries make it unsafe to return.President Trump dismissed the remaining members of the bipartisan U.S.Election Assistance Commission, drawing criticism from Democrats and voting rights advocates.

A White House official said that Trump can take this action due to the Slaughter decision.Last month, in the Slaughter Case, the U.S.

Supreme Court ruled that a president has greater flexibility in removing members of independent federal agencies.The U.S.brokered a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas last year, but nine months later, that agreement has stalled.

The deal called for an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, new governance in Gaza and Hamas's disarmament.Instead, Israeli forces have expanded their control from about half of Gaza at the start of the ceasefire to nearly 70%, according to Israeli officials and NPR's analysis.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that the military is tightening its grip to surround Hamas.For Palestinians, that has meant more displacement, shrinking access to aid and another cycle of grief.

More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed...

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