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Live from NPR News, I'm Janine Hurst. Tens of thousands of Israelis are protesting a plan to call up more reservists to take over Gaza and remaining slivers of central Gaza, not yet fully occupied by Israel. But as NPR Zayabatrawi reports, Israel's prime minister says expanding the war is how to free hostages and dismantle Hamas. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel's military controls 75% of Gaza. and will take control of all the territory. His plan, approved by his security cabinet, involves mass displacement.

We will do so by first enabling the civilian population to safely leave the combat areas to designated safe zones. In these safe zones, they'll be given ample food, water, and medical care. Israel faces international criticism over starvation in Gaza. Netanyahu did not provide details on the plan to forcibly move the territory's 2 million people, but says it could happen quickly. Netanyahu faces pressure from far-right members of his governing coalition, demanding he annexed Gaza and halt all aid. Aya Betrawi, Empire News.

Vice President Vance says the U.S. will attempt a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia during a meeting with President Putin this week. MPi Shonda Lee Stuster has more. Vance says the upcoming Alaska meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin follows months of U.S. officials trying to break a logjam in the war. Vance told Fox News the meeting is, quote, a major break. through for American diplomacy. But cautions that Ukraine and Russia may not be content with the deal. We're going to try to find some negotiated settlement that the Ukrainians and the Russians can live with, where they can live in relative peace where the killing stops. It's not going to make anybody super happy. Both the Russians and the Ukrainians probably at the end of the day are going to be

unhappy with it. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday he supports Trump's efforts to leverage a peace deal, but that Ukraine will not give up any land. Shandalee's Duster, NPR News. On Wall Street, investors this week will be focused on the latest data on inflation and retail sales. And peers Raphael NOM has more on how that data could shed more light on the effects of President Trump's tariffs. Economists have been warning for a while that tariffs and imports are likely to raise prices for consumers. Already inflation picked up a little bit in June, and now investors will be keen to see whether inflation rose some more in July when the latest data on consumer prices comes out on Tuesday. It's not just

inflation. Another concern is that consumers could get cautious and start spending less. That's why there will be a lot of attention paid to the retail sales data out on Friday. But the facts could become more prominent in coming months after President Trump's latest round of tariffs kicked in earlier in July. Rafael NAMM in PR News. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Images from space are helping researchers on Earth better understand river temperatures. This could be important as the climate changes. From Northwest Public Broadcasting, Courtney Flatt has more.

For more than 40 years, several NASA satellites have collected temperature data. Now, University of Washington graduate student George Dukwa has developed an AI tool to sort through it all and learn more about river temperatures over time. Daqwa says the information could be used for entire rivers all over the world. Based on that's knowledge, we can modify how we operate water in the future. He also wants to use the AI tool to track things like harmful algal blooms and water temperature changes near data centers. For NPR News, I'm Courtney Flatt in Kinawick, Washington.

In California, firefighters have gained the upper hand in the case. canyon fire near Ventura and Los Angeles counties and have lifted all evacuation orders. The blaze, which spread quickly to some 5,300 acres in just two days, destroyed at least seven structures, including two houses. Cal Fire says that blaze is now 62 percent contained, and the cause is under investigation. The wildfire is one of several burning in the state, but fire officials say they've also made progress in the Gifford Fire in the Los Padres National Forest, which is borne more than 114,000 acres. That fire is now 21% contained.

Meanwhile, the Lee fire in Colorado has grown to more than 100,000 acres. I'm Janine Herbst, NPR News, in Washington.