Headlines for November 24, 2025

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Funerals are being held in Gaza today after Israeli airstrikes killed at least 24 people on Saturday, despite the U.S.-brokered ceasefire that began on October 10. Gaza’s Government Media Office says Israel has violated the truce nearly 500 times in 44 days. Meanwhile, UNICEF reports that Israel has killed two children every day during the ceasefire. At least 67 children have been killed in Gaza in recent weeks. This is Ahmed Abu Shaweesh, whose relatives were killed in Israeli airstrikes over the weekend.

Ahmed Abu Shaweesh: “What’s the reason? Nobody knows. Aren’t we supposed to be in a truce? We’re looking at the house. We’ve been trying to forget this scene for a month. We’re starting to go back to our normal life. How are we supposed to go back to normal life? We are back to martyrs, back to destruction, back to injuries. What’s the reason? We’re confused. No one knows.”

In Lebanon, an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut suburb on Sunday killed five people and wounded 28, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. Israel claims that it assassinated Hezbollah’s acting chief of staff. The attack comes despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel went into effect last year.

Ali Ammar: “There was a ceasefire under international auspices, led primarily by the United States of America. Since then, and since the announcement of the agreement and the halt of military operations, the Israeli enemy has remained persistent and addicted to continuing its aggression, targeting buildings, people and civilians. And you know that this area is a civilian area.”

The U.S.’s top military officer will visit Puerto Rico today as a U.S. Navy warship dispatches to the Caribbean. The visit by General Dan Caine, the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, comes as the Trump administration is set to formally designate Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his government allies as members of a foreign terrorist organization, “Cártel de los Soles.” The entity is not actually a cartel and is instead a reference to military officers and officials allegedly involved in corruption and other illegal activities in Venezuela. Reuters is reporting that the U.S. is also considering a new phase of covert operations in Venezuela. It would be a major escalation after U.S. airstrikes on alleged drug boats in recent weeks have killed more than 80 people. Meanwhile, six airlines have canceled their flights to Venezuela, after the Federal Aviation Administration warned of a “worsening security situation” and “heightened military activity” in the region.

U.S., Ukrainian and European officials are meeting in Geneva to discuss the U.S. proposal to end Russia’s war on Ukraine. The 28-point plan was negotiated by U.S. and Russian officials without the involvement of Ukraine. Reuters reports European negotiators submitted a modified version of the plan that reverses some of the proposed limits to the size of Ukraine’s military, as well as some territorial concessions. On Sunday Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky once again praised the United States and President Trump, after Trump wrote on social media, ”UKRAINE ‘LEADERSHIP‘ HAS EXPRESSED ZERO GRATITUDE FOR OUR EFFORTS.” Meanwhile, Russia has continued deadly attacks on Ukrainian civilians, including a drone strike on Kharkiv on Sunday that killed four people and wounded 17 others.

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani met with President Trump at the White House Oval Office Friday. During the meeting, President Trump repeatedly praised Mamdani and said he would feel “very confident that he can do a very good job.” President Trump also said he would feel “comfortable” living in New York under Mamdani’s leadership. Speaking to reporters, Mamdani maintained his past criticisms of President Trump.

Jacqui Heinrich: “Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?”

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani: “I’ve spoken about the” —

President Donald Trump: “That’s OK. You can just say yes. So” —

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani: “OK. All right.”

President Donald Trump: “OK?”

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani: “Yeah.”

President Donald Trump: “It’s easier.”

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani: “Yeah.”

President Donald Trump: “It’s easier than explaining it. I don’t mind.”

On Sunday, Mamdani doubled down on his views that President Trump is a fascist and a despot in an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

Kristen Welker: “Do you think that President Trump is a fascist?”

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani: “And after President Trump said that, I said, ‘Yes.’ And” —

Kristen Welker: “So you do?”

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani: “And that’s something that I’ve said in the past. I say it today. And I think what I appreciated about the conversation that I had with the president was that we were not shy about the places of disagreement, about the politics that has brought us to this moment.”

We’ll have more on Mamdani’s meeting with President Trump later in the broadcast.

Several Democratic lawmakers have filed police complaints after President Trump called for them to be put to death for what he called “seditious behavior.” Trump’s threat came after six lawmakers — who are veterans of the military or CIA — called on active-duty service members to refuse illegal orders. Congressmembers Jason Crow, Chris Deluzio and Chrissy Houlahan told the U.S. Capitol Police that Trump’s call for their execution has undermined their personal safety while putting the lives of congressional staffers at risk. Crow released audio of death threa