Hamas arrests a staff member of local water provider, Abdul Salam Yassin Company, which has been in charge of supplying clean water to nearly half of the Gaza Strip enclave. In protest, the company suspends its operations in Gaza, with board member Youssef Yassin noting it would affect more than one million residents. (Reuters)(The Times of Israel)
A three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court bars Texas from using a newly drawn congressional map in next year’s midterm elections, ruling that it is likely an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. (CNN)