## Trump says Israeli forces could resume fighting in Gaza if Hamas won’t uphold ceasefire deal

Authored by cnn.com

“What’s going on with Hamas – that’ll be straightened out quickly,” the president said in a brief telephone call.

As of Wednesday morning, all 20 of the living Israeli hostages had been returned to Israel.

But Hamas had handed over the bodies of eight people, including four last night, and the Israeli military has said that one of them does not belong to an Israeli hostage.

Four to five more bodies are expected to be returned this evening, a source familiar with the matter told CNN on Wednesday.

Trump noted the rescue of the living hostages was important in its own right.

Trump told CNN that right now, Hamas is “going in and clearing out the gangs, violent gangs.”.

This story has been updated with additional information on the bodies handed over by Hamas and other new reporting. »

### Major study finds tooth decay in Queensland children has declined since water fluoridation expanded

Authored by abc.net.au

Rates of tooth decay in Queensland primary schoolchildren have plummeted since the expansion of water fluoridation in the state, a new study has found.

That was down from 49.5 per cent of children studied in 2010-12 when water fluoridation was being rolled out across Queensland under the 2008 Bligh government mandate.

Professor Do said further analysis of the Queensland data was anticipated, with research into the cost-benefit of water fluoridation expected. »

### US Capitol police investigating flag with swastika in Republican representative’s office – report

Authored by theguardian.com

US Capitol police are reportedly investigating after a US flag bearing a swastika was discovered inside the office of Republican House member Dave Taylor of Ohio.

Upon learning of this matter, I immediately directed a thorough investigation alongside Capitol Police, which remains ongoing.

According to his office, the flag was discovered on Tuesday afternoon inside Taylor’s suite in the Cannon building on Capitol Hill, Politico reported. »

### Journalists turn in press passes as Pentagon clamps down on access in ‘unprecedented’ move

Authored by edition.cnn.com

It was a silent protest of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new policy that severely restricts press access.

On Tuesday, as Pentagon beat reporters started to turn in their press passes, some noticed and appreciated the “journalism is not a crime” poster.

Press freedom advocates say Hegseth is undermining those principles by pushing reporters out of the Pentagon and trying to stop them from talking with sources. »

### Pennsylvania man wrongfully imprisoned for more than 40 years faces deportation after Ice arrest

Authored by theguardian.com

A Pennsylvania man who was recently exonerated after spending more than four decades behind bars has now been taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) and faces possible deportation to India.

However, shortly after his exoneration, Vedam was detained by Ice based on a 1988 deportation order tied to his now-vacated convictions.

Vedam is being held at the Moshannon Valley processing center, an immigration detention facility in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, as his family awaits an update on his deportation case. »

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