HAMAS vs. Israel (Shutterstock).

At least 40 people were killed in an Israeli missile strike Monday into an area in the Gaza Strip where displaced Palestinians were gathered.

According to the Associated Press, about 60 other people were wounded as well.

The Israeli government described the attack as hitting “significant Hamas terrorists who were operating a command and control center.”

Hamas issued a statement rebutting the Israeli claim. Video footage of the attacked area showed “deep craters” and “shredded tents.”

So far, over 40,000 Palestinians and 1,500 Israelis have died since the war began on Oct.7 of last year with Hamas’ raid into Israel.

Sports: Angels win; Dodgers fall

The Los Angeles Angels put together power hitting with power pitching to defeat the Minnesota Twins Monday night in the Twin Cities. They got two home runs (Brandon Drury and Niko Kavadas) and an eight strikeout performance by starter Reid Detmers (4-6).

With the win, the Halos are 60-84, still fifth in the American League West and two games behind the fourth place Oakland A’s.

Back home, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell behind 4-0 early and ended up losing 10-4 to the Chicago Cubs. Mookie Betts hit his 17th homer of the season and Shohei Ohtani stole his 47th base.

The Blue Cree is now 86-58 and leads the National League West by 5.5 games.

Sports: Georgia still no. 1; Trojans are 11th

The University of Georgia Bulldogs (2-0) are again atop the AP Top 25 College Football Poll after their 48-3 win over Tennessee Tech.

Texas (2-0) is second, displacing Ohio State (2-0) into third. The rest of the top five are Alabama (2-0) and Ole Miss (2-0).

Oregon (2-0), newly arrived from the old Pac-12 fell from seventh to ninth after a 37-34 win over Boise State. Another Pac-12 alum, USC (2-0) rose from 13th to 11th after thumping Utah State 48-0.

For the complete poll go to: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll. 

Weather: Relief is here at last

After a week or so of too-hot days and nights, our West Orange County cities can now look forward to cooler times. The forecast for Tuesday is for a daytime high of 85 degrees with an overnight low of 63 under sunny skies. Partly cloudy conditions will return for the rest of the week – Wednesday through Friday with highs of 75 to 76 during the day and lows of 63 to 64 at night.