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Israel marked three years since the Hamas-led attacks of 7 October, described as the deadliest day in the country's history, with 1,145 people killed and 251 taken hostage. Memorial events took place across Israel, including at Kibbutz Kfar Aza and the Nova dance festival site, where 378 people were killed. The transcript also noted that Israel launched a military offensive in Gaza in response, killing more than 74,000 people, most of them civilians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, whose figures are considered reliable by the United Nations. A Gaza correspondent described continuing displacement, limited aid, and shortages of medical equipment and treatment. An interview with Adam Ma'anit, whose cousin Tsachi Idan was killed and whose body was returned in a ceasefire deal, covered family grief and concerns about antisemitism in the UK, with the UK prime minister saying an attack on Jewish people in Britain is an attack on all and that anti-Semitism has no place in the country.

France suspended the use of stun grenades in school protests and appealed to protesting students to return to class after another day of nationwide action. The interior minister also announced investigations into allegations of excessive use of force by police during the demonstrations. On Tuesday, a quarter of a million people took part in rallies demanding more investment in education. A correspondent in Paris reported that some lycées remained blockaded while the situation was patchy, that further demonstrations were called, and that the prime minister was due to appear on television as the government faced budget and debt-market pressure.

Lionel Messi ended his international career as Argentina beat Benin 3-0 in Buenos Aires, scoring a penalty in the 71st minute after setting up two other goals; in a speech after the match he said he did not want to leave the field. A sports journalist and Messi biographer discussed his record, longevity, and character. Lawyers for US death row inmate Christa Pike said she was conscious and speaking after surviving two botched lethal injections in Tennessee. Pike was convicted three decades ago of first-degree murder. Her lawyers said her recovery was medically unprecedented, that the long-term prognosis was unknown, and that there was severe damage to her arm. They asked the Governor of Tennessee to commute her sentence to life imprisonment without parole, and the state said it would not attempt any more executions this year.