A federal judge says the Trump administration unconstitutionally targeted noncitizens for deportation over pro-Palestinian protests. U.S. District Judge William Young issued the ruling on Tuesday, agreeing with the plaintiffs that the policy they describe as ideological deportation violates the First Amendment. The decision came after a trial in which plaintiffs presented witnesses who testified that the Trump administration had launched a coordinated effort to target students and scholars who had criticized Israel or showed sympathy for Palestinians. An email to the Homeland Security department for comment was not immediately returned.

Two major news agencies are demanding that Israel clarify what happened during strikes last month that killed five journalists as part of the Israeli war against Hamas in Gaza. Reuters and The Associated Press — through their top editors, Alessandra Galloni and Julie Pace — called on the Israeli government to “explain the deaths of these journalists and to take every step to protect those who continue to cover this conflict.” Killed in the strikes were five journalists, including visual journalist Mariam Dagga, who worked for AP and other news organizations; Reuters cameraman Hussam al-Masri; and Moaz Abu Taha, a freelance journalist whose work had been published by Reuters.

A Belarusian court has sentenced independent journalist Ihar Ilyash to four years in prison. On Tuesday, he was convicted on extremism charges for criticizing President Alexander Lukashenko's government. Rights activists denounce the ruling as part of a crackdown on dissent. Andrei Bastunets, head of the Belarusian Association of Journalists, says the verdict shows the authorities have no intention to soften the clampdown on independent media. This comes days after 52 political prisoners were released in a U.S.-brokered deal. Belarus remains under scrutiny for its treatment of journalists, with at least 27 currently imprisoned.

Hundreds have attended funeral services in Yemen for 31 local journalists who were reported killed in Israeli airstrikes last week that targeted Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the capital of Sanaa. The strikes followed a drone launched by the Houthis that breached Israel’s multilayered air defenses and slammed into a southern Israeli airport, blowing out glass windows and injuring one person. In Yemen, dozens were reported killed, including the journalists. The rebel-run Al-Masirah TV broadcast the funerals on Tuesday, showing dozens inside a mosque and the caskets being carried ahead of the burial.

CBS News has appointed an ombudsman to investigate consumer complaints, although Kenneth Weinstein's background and duties are different from the way the job has traditionally been defined in journalism. Weinstein is a former think tank president who was appointed ambassador to Japan by President Donald Trump in 2020 but not confirmed. He has little background in journalism. Weinstein is a former chairman of the precursor to the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees government-run media organizations that Trump has sought to dismantle. CBS News parent Paramount agreed this summer to appoint an ombudsman to examine complaints of political bias, days before the FCC approved the company's merger with Skydance.

AP reporting raises questions about Israel's rationale for a deadly attack on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital. The attack killed 22 people, including five journalists — among them Mariam Dagga, who worked for AP and other news organizations. The military struck a known gathering point for journalists, believing a camera positioned there and covered by a towel was used by Hamas. However, evidence indicates the camera in question belonged to a Reuters journalist protecting it from the sun with a cloth. Israel has not explained why it launched a second wave of attacks after health workers and journalists rushed to the scene of an initial strike, or why it used explosive tank shells instead of more precise guided weapons. Israel has promised to investigate.

AP reporting raises questions about Israeli attack on a Gaza hospital that killed 22 people, including 5 journalists.