Monday, January 22

Contents:

1. Gaza Death Toll Surpasses 25,000 After Deadly Day

2. Fact of the Day

3. Quote of the Day

4. Word of the Day

178 people have been killed in Gaza in the past 24 hours, making it one of the deadliest days of the war and sending the death toll past 25,000. However, Israel's goal of completely eradicating Hamas is still far from over, as they have only killed a fraction of the group. Anti-government protests are now ramping up in Israel for the war to stop, and most of the rest of the world has already agreed that Israel is taking it too far. Hamas refuses to give up any hostages, though, which is the primary reason why protests are taking place in Israel; they aren't getting the hostages back. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has strongly opposed a two-state solution, which means that the end of this war is still out of sight.

Upcoming Events:

• International Day of Education (Wednesday, January 24)

• International Day of Clean Energy (Friday, January 26)

• Winter X Games Begin (Friday, January 26)

• International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust (Saturday, January 27)

Fact of the Day: Ostrich eyeballs are larger than their brain.

Quote of the Day: There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different than the things we do. (Freya Stark)

Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Conflate (verb)- Two closely related meanings of the verb conflate are “to confuse,” i.e. “to fail to differentiate,” and “to blend or bring together.”

In a Sentence: Be careful not to conflate gossip with real news.