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Since that appearance, Musk has dispatched his operatives across the federal government, pushing to access sensitive government databases and identify programmes to slash.

The First Amendment is apparently no longer operative, at least for critics of Donald Trump.

It also dismissed the IDF's internal inquiry and rejected the IDF's accusation that Hamas operatives were among those killed.

He also rejected the military's accusation that Hamas operatives were among those killed, saying it had failed "to prove even once in 50 years that the Red Crescent or its crew carry or use weapons".

It also said a Hamas operative and "eight other terrorists" were among those killed, but named only one.