While his message resonated with many Jewish leaders, the president’s remarks drew criticism from Republicans and supporters of Palestinians on the left.

Tornado warnings were issued across Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. Officials in Michigan were responding to damage in Kalamazoo County, where a tornado was reported.

An Israeli incursion into the southern Gaza city did not appear to be the long-anticipated, full-scale invasion of the city, home to about a million displaced Palestinians.

The victim, José Mynor López, was a member of a work crew that had been filling potholes on the bridge when it was struck in March by a container ship.

The porn star at the center of the former president’s criminal trial testified about their encounter at a celebrity golf tournament in 2006, a meeting that could shape American history.

A long day on the stand put Ms. Daniels’s credibility to the test as defense lawyers challenged her motives.