The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli military strikes exceeds 10,000 people.

Exactly one month ago: Exactly one month ago, Hamas terrorists brutally attacked Israeli citizens, killing 1,400 innocent people in a violent pogrom and kidnapping 240 individuals (most of whom are still held hostage). You are surely aware of what followed. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a large-scale attack on the Gaza Strip aimed at eliminating the group responsible for the mass murder of civilians. International observers criticize Israel for harming civilians in the process of achieving its objectives. The entire region looks like a powder keg ready to explode; the situation on Israel's northern front, supported by Iran and Lebanon, where Hezbollah operates, is escalating, and many fear a chain reaction of events that could follow any reckless actions by Israel. Now, after a month of strikes and a recent ground invasion that began a week ago and led to the division of the Gaza Strip into two parts, separating the north from the south, the Israeli army has now killed over 10,000 Palestinians. Children make up about 40 percent of the total number of casualties. It is unclear how many of the total dead are Hamas terrorists. Estimates come from the Gaza Health Ministry, which is controlled by Hamas and therefore not always reliable, but under pressure to confirm casualty figures after President Joe Biden expressed doubt, officials in Gaza "published a list with the names, ages, genders, and identification numbers of all those they counted among the dead, except for 281 individuals whose remains have not been identified," according to The New York Times. "Gaza is becoming a graveyard for children," UN Secretary-General António Guterres told reporters last Sunday.

Attacks on refugee camps

The number of victims continues to rise. In one incident, 40 people were killed over the weekend at the Magazi refugee camp. A few days ago, an attack near the Burezhi refugee camp killed 13 people.

Yesterday, former President Donald Trump stated during his testimony in Manhattan regarding his civil trial, in which it has already been established that he deceived banks and insurers by exaggerating his net worth and the value of his properties. (This trial will determine penalties and charges.) Speaking about the financial statements submitted to banks on his behalf, Trump said, "I would look at them, I saw them, and maybe sometimes I would give some suggestions." "I think I might know more than anyone else," Trump added, referring to his ability to assist his lawyers and accountants with the property valuation statements they presented to the banks.

Trump seems to have just been unable to stop exaggerating, even during his testimony. He was asked about the size of his residence in Trump Tower, which he initially claimed was 11,000 square feet. Then he raised it to 12,000, and then to 13,000. He wavered between downplaying the importance of these asset valuation statements and praising his contribution to their development. But mainly, Trump's impressive show was on display when he called the process a "witch hunt" and returned to campaign-style speeches about the unfavorable conditions he faced.

Scenes from Tamarindo, Costa Rica:

Some of you are more demanding than my one-year-old child! It seems that in my absence from writing the Round, rumors have spread that I was fired or that I somehow abandoned you people. Instead, I was surfing in Costa Rica (and I promise to never leave you again).

In any case, here's a bit of anger related to COVID that I came across:

Although surfers are generally very calm people, the residual anger from COVID-related restrictions is quite strong in some places (and rightly so). The second season of the show "100 Foot Wave," which follows big wave surfer Garrett McNamara, explores how this has affected the professional surfing community in Nazaré, Portugal. What an incredible thing it is to dictate that surfers—who ride waves alone, outdoors, and at a safe distance from each other—need to stay inside and suffer health consequences, when they could choose a sedentary lifestyle instead of one in the fresh air. The phrase "No one has ever suffered like we have" is particularly irritating in this context because, in fact, practically everyone who has ever lived throughout history has suffered more than we have.