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In his ruling, US District Judge Richard Stearns in Boston said the Trump administration’s lawsuit, filed in March, had not plausibly shown an ongoing violation of federal civil rights law.

The idea of private sector firms participating in cyber operations against criminal and other targets is not new, and has been controversial in the past.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee used unusually strong language to condemn Israelis involved in violence against a Palestinian family in Qusra, calling them "Israeli terrorists."

The complaint filed in Manhattan federal court by the Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation challenges Truth API, a feed offered by Trump Media & Technology Group.

Instead of securing money directly from Congress, the administration has gathered funds from other agencies and private donors and directed them to an account for routine maintenance.

Earlier on Wednesday, the IDF began lifting the siege imposed by a group of settlers on two homes in the Palestinian village of Kusra, which is located in Area B of the West Bank.

"Serving as the White House Press Secretary over the past year and a half has been the honor and adventure of a lifetime," Leavitt said in a post on social media site X/Twitter.

The arrangement concealed Trump's actual location for several hours, not only from the American public but also from many senior administration officials.

The discussions between the countries have included talks on a third country demining certain areas, a US official told Al-Arabiya English.

According to the Axios report, the US and the mediators in talks are demanding that Hamas begin the process of disarmament.