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Texas Floods Claim 81 Lives; Netanyahu Seeks Gaza Ceasefire

7/8/2025

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Devastating flash floods in Hunt, Texas, have claimed 81 lives and left 10 campers from a girls' camp unaccounted for, prompting urgent rescue operations. Governor Greg Abbott has called the scene “horrific.” In a separate crisis, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is heading to Washington, D.C., to negotiate a ceasefire with Hamas as tensions in Gaza escalate.

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Devastating flash floods in Hunt, Texas, have claimed 81 lives and left 10 campers from a girls' camp unaccounted for, prompting urgent rescue operations. Governor Greg Abbott has called the scene “horrific.” In a separate crisis, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is heading to Washington, D.C., to negotiate a ceasefire with Hamas as tensions in Gaza escalate.