Here are some of the stories we’re covering from around the world:

Militants Fire Rockets Into Israel From Gaza, Responding to Airstrikes

Militants in Gaza fired almost 300 rockets toward Israel on Wednesday, reaching as far north as the sky above the suburbs of Tel Aviv, as Israel carried out dozens of airstrikes against what it described as rocket-launching squads and sites operated by the Islamic Jihad militant group.

Whose Queen? Netflix and Egypt Spar Over an African Cleopatra.

A new Netflix show on Cleopatra has reignited questions over her ancestry and skin color. Egyptians say the streaming service is dragging an ancient queen into a modern, Western debate in which she has no real place.

Naval Guardsman Attacks Synagogue in Tunisia, Killing 5

In Tunisia, a naval guardsman killed two visitors and two guards at an ancient temple on the island of Djerba. He also killed a guard at his base.

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