First, Amanda and Hanna take a look at yet another youth protest that has broken out in Madagascar, and how it both reflects and differs from similar situations covered on Doomscroll this year. Then,  looking at changes in the Israel-Palestine situation now that the war has passed the two-year mark, including brand new news, fresh off the presses about the new ceasefire deal, and which parts have been accepted.

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Madagascar Protests: 1. Madagascar’s president dismisses cabinet as blackout protests turn deadly (rfI staff, Radio France Internationale), 2. Madagascar president who took power in coup accuses protesters of trying to trigger another one (Rachael Savage, The Guardian), 3. Madagascar president plans ‘national dialogue’ as protesters declare ultimatum (Lovasoa Rabery, Reuters)

Israel-Palestine two-year review: 1. Two years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza: By the numbers (Marium Ali, Alia Chughtai, and Muhammet Okur, Al Jazeera), 2. Gaza war in maps and satellite images (The Visual Journalism Team, BBC)

Ceasefire plans and concessions: 1. Gaza live: Israeli security cabinet to meet on Hamas ceasefire and hostage release deal (Reuters), 2. Hamas says it agrees to release Israeli hostages but seeks changes to US Gaza peace plan (Kathryn Armstrong, BBC), 3. Israel and Hamas launch indirect talks in Egypt on eve of Gaza war anniversary (Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman, and Wafaa Shurafa, AP)