Good afternoon, wonderful people, and Merry Christmas to all of you who are celebrating today, hopefully with family and friends.

This afternoon’s For Your Commute picks up where yesterday left off: Millennials areworried the internet has been enshittified, but a group of odd bedfellows (Zuck, meet Mastodon. Mastodon, meet Zuck.) think they may have a way of making the social web a lot more open and (possibly) a lot more pleasant. We have the rundown below.

And speaking of saving the internet — or at least saving us from the bowels of Egyptian internet — this song has been stuck in our heads since the weekend. It’s only fair to spread the pain around. Merry Christmas, y’all.

After a relatively busy morning, we are now being faced with a dead-silent afternoon, with no real big news to speak of here at home.

THE BIG STORY ABROAD

The latest attack on Gaza by IDF forces last night that claimed 91 Palestinian lives is leading the conversation in the international press, as the enclave has suffered one of its deadliest evenings since 7 October as Israeli airstrikes intensified in central Gaza, says Reuters. At least 68 Palestinians were killed in al-Maghazi refugee camp, adds the Associated Press, whereas in Khan Younis, 23 more lost their lives — bringing the overnight death toll to 91, continues Reuters. Meanwhile, a joint Egypt-Qatari three-step proposal has been submitted to Israel, the US and European governments to end the attacks. The steps include a ceasefire, progressive hostage releases, and the formation of a new Palestinian government, tell us the Associated Press and Reuters. The US is also pushing for the Palestinian Authority to govern Gaza through meetings with President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank. However, Israel isn’t playing ball, as it continues to refuse to unblock USD 140 mn in taxes meant for Gaza alongside the salaries for the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, explains the Washington Post.

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?️ TOMORROW’S WEATHER- Look for patches of clouds tomorrow as the mercury hits a high of 23°C at its peak in the day and drops to a cooler 16°C in the evening, our favorite weather app tells us.

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