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In the U.S., national security news can feel far away from daily life. Distant wars, murky conflicts, diplomacy behind closed doors on our new show, Sources and Methods. NPR reporters on the ground bring you stories of real people, helping you understand why distant events matter here at home. Listen to sources and methods on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. The Israeli military says it's pulled back in Gaza to a line specified under a ceasefire agreement with Hamas. And here's Greg Maury says it's the first phase of President Trump's plan for ending the war in Gaza. The Israeli military announced at midday that the troops had been repositioned.

The move comes just hours after the Israeli government formally approved the ceasefire deal. While the pullback is a crucial first step, Israeli troops are still present in many parts of Gaza and still controlled just over 50. 50% of the territory. In a statement, the military warned Palestinians to stay away from the troops saying, quote, approaching them endangers your life. The Israeli redeployment means the clock is now ticking for Hamas, which has three days to release the 20 Israeli hostages still believe to be alive. Greg Myrie, NPR News, Tel Aviv. And Trump says he plans to travel to the Middle East on Sunday. New York Attorney General, Letitia James, says her indictment on mortgage fraud, which she denies,

is a continuation of President Trump's, quote, desperate weaponization of the justice system, all because she says she did her job. She sued Trump and his company for mortgage fraud, winning a $450 million civil judgment that was partially overturned. Former federal prosecutor, Elie Honig. We've never seen a president overtly, explicitly, publicly declare, I want these people by name, Letitia James is now the second person,

person on that list who has been indicted joining Jim Comey. I want these people charged, and it's overtly political, and that's the line that's crossed her. Speaking there on NPR's morning edition, this year's Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Karina Makado. MPIRS Eleanor Beardsley has more. Nobel chairman Jorgen Watna Friedness said Machado refused to stay silent and lives in hiding in her own country to fight for democracy. He described the work of her poll-watching organization in Venezuela's presidential race last year. Despite the risk of harassment, arrest, and torture, citizens across the country held watch over the polling stations. They made sure the final tallies were documented before the regime could

destroy ballots and lie about the outcome. The right-leaning activist is also a staunch supporter of President Trump and has praised the administration. efforts to crack down on drug cartels in Venezuela. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris. President Trump is lashing out at China for introducing new restrictions on exports of rare earths and related technologies, and he's threatening new tariffs on China.

He also says he may cancel his plan meeting with President Xi Jinping later this month. That's sent Wall Street lower. The Dow is down 554 points, NASDAQ down 452. This is NPR News. In Tennessee, there's been an explosion. at an explosives manufacturing plant in Buxnort, that's about an hour southwest of Nashville.

On Facebook, the sheriff of Hickman County confirmed the explosion at accurate energetic systems, which manufactures TNT and various products used by the military. Emergency services are on the scene, but so far, there are no reports of casualties. Authorities in the Southern Philippines say two earthquakes both offshore hit the area, the first of magnitude 7.4, the second one, a preliminary magnitude of 6.9. Several deaths are reported, along with damage to homes, hospitals, and other buildings. Michael Sullivan has more on the first quake. The quake was among the strongest to affect the Philippines in recent memory,

knocking out power, damaging buildings, and causing authorities to issue a tsunami warning, which has since been lifted. The quake struck in the southern Mindanao region of the country and came less than two weeks after the Philippines. Philippines experienced its deadliest quake in more than a decade, which struck off the island of Cebu and left more than 70 dead. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said search and rescue teams are being deployed to assist those in need after today's quake. For NPR News, I'm Michael Sullivan in Shanghai, Thailand. And on Wall Street, the Dow is down 552 points, that's down 1.1%. The NASDAQ

is down nearly 2%, a loss of 450 points. S&P 500 down 1.5%. That's a loss of 100, 1 points. I'm Janine Herbst, and you're listening to NPR News from Washington.