"Huge scale of funeral for supreme leader across five cities is intended to relay message of resistance to rest of the world" ...

• Ali Khamenei’s Six-day Funeral Expected to Draw Millions in Iran (The Guardian)

... and "accounts describe a broad campaign of workplace directives, business closures and logistical mobilization in the days leading up to Khamenei’s funeral and burial":

• Khamenei Funeral Preparations Draw Complaints of Forced Attendance (Iran International)

Concern over Israeli war crimes continues to grow:

• PCUSA Declares Israel’s Actions in Palestine Genocide (Baptist News)
• How to Show That Israel’s Sexual Violence Against Palestinians Is Systemic — and Has Gone on for Decades (The Intercept)
• Congressional Dems Shift to Overwhelmingly Oppose Involvement in Israel’s War on Lebanon (The Intercept)
• Abdul El-Sayed Becomes First Senate Candidate Backed by Pro-Palestine Jewish Group (The Intercept)
• Israel Approves 13 New Illegal Settlements as Palestinians Warn of Jerusalem's Further Isolation (Andalu Ajansi)

Amnesty International says Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces systematically targeted civilians, including children, and carried out ethnic cleaning":