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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Israel is defending its airstrike targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar. This follows international condemnation and additional criticism from President Trump. NPR's Daniel Estrin reports from Tel Aviv, Hamas says none of its senior leaders was killed in the strike. Israel's defense minister said Israel would act against its enemies in any place and warned Hamas leaders to disarm and release hostages or else they'd be killed and Gaza will be destroyed. Israel's military today struck a tower near the Gaza City seaport. Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Yehia Lighter told Fox News, Israel would continue to target Hamas leaders because of the October 7, 2023 attack.

Hamas terrorists are on notice. They are going to be eliminated. Hamas says the strike came just as its leaders were meeting to discuss a U.S. ceasefire proposal for Gaza. President Trump says He's very unhappy about Israel's strike in Qatar, a U.S. ally. France and the UK also condemned the strike. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv. Three former senior FBI officials are suing the Trump administration, arguing they were fired for refusing to demonstrate loyalty to the president. NPR's Kerry Johnson reports the men were dismissed before they could collect retirement benefits. The three officials fired last month had put in a combined 60 years. of public service, helping rescue hostages, prevent terrorist attacks, and dismantle street gangs.

Brian Driscoll won awards for valor and briefly led the entire FBI this year before he was dismissed by new director Cash Patel in August. The lawsuit describes Patel as struggling to please the White House and willing to dismiss anyone who angered Trump without any due process. Court papers describe internal communications that portray potential. tell and his deputy Dan Bongino as more interested in social media than in upholding the FBI's national security mission. Carrie Johnson, NPR News, Washington. The administration is out with more than 100 recommendations on improving children's health. NPR's Maria Godoy says it's a follow-up to a May report that outlined what the government

identified as the drivers of chronic health conditions affecting minors. This report serves up a smorgasbord of action items that the administration's says should be implemented to increase the health of children, you know, from reinstating the presidential fitness test in schools to promoting breastfeeding. Now, I'd say a hefty portion of the recommendations deal with nutrition, research, and education for kids. But it also calls for studying the root causes of autism and for creating what it calls a new vaccine framework.

That's NPR's Maria Godoy reporting. At last check on Wall Street, the Dow is down 177 points. It's NPR News. Three Division I men's basketball players have permanently lost their eligibility. After the NCAA found the student athletes bet on their own games at San Jose State and Fresno State. The governing body for college basketball says an investigation revealed Mikel Robinson, Stephen Vasquez, and Jalen Weaver also bet on each other's games or provided information that helped others to do so during the 2024.

25 regular season. A New York-based non-profit is launching a school hydroponics program in Alabama. Students in Birmingham will learn about sustainable food practices and how to combat food deserts in their communities. From member station WBHM, Noel Anonan reports. Welcome to the great house. Eighth grader Tyler Martin takes a basil seedling from a growing tower. Its roots are tangled in a sponge-like pod of peat. and the water soaks it to that, and it helps the plant grow up, so see how it's starting to grow.

Hydroponics requires only water and powdered nutrients to grow plants, no soil. Manuel Zamora of New York Sunworks says hydroponics preserves both healthy soil and water. You use 90% less water than traditional farming, therefore you can really maximize, you know, the growth of certain types of plants and vegetables. She says the project will produce thousands of pounds of food for the local community. For NPR news, I'm Noelle Annenin in Birmingham. The Dow is off 174, the S&Ps gained 30, and the NASDAQ is up 67 points. I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News, in Washington.