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1. Elon Musk drama intensifies as Tesla shareholders vote on his $56B pay package

- Today Tesla shareholders will finally answer if CEO Elon Musk can keep his record-breaking pay.

- While Musk posted late Wednesday night that the votes were trending for passage of his pay package, official word won't come down until later today — though Tesla stock was up nearly 7% in early trading.

- Securing Musk's compensation did not come without a battle.

2. Israelis and Palestinians are hopeful but cautious over the latest cease-fire proposal

- A proposed cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas is raising hopes that the fighting could soon come to an end. 

- Displaced Palestinians are desperate to return home and rebuild, while Israelis yearn for captives taken by Hamas to be freed.

- The U.S.-backed proposal is the latest serious attempt to wind down the war in Gaza and negotiations meant to bring it to fruition are ongoing.

3. Hezbollah bombards Israel with rockets, drones

- The Hezbollah terrorist group launched waves of rockets and explosive drones into Israel, causing "nonstop alerts".

- The barrage was Hezbollah's second major rocket attack. 

- The increased aggression comes after Israeli forces eliminated a top Hezbollah commander in an airstrike.