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The FBI conducted a search of a Washington Post reporter's home Wednesday morning in search of alleged classified information,according to the newspaper.

The reporter, Hannah Natanson, was at her home in Virginia when FBI agents knocked on her door to execute the search warrant, the newspaper reported.

Agents seized a phone, two laptop computers – one of which was issued to her by the Washington Post – and a Garmin watch, according to the paper.

Investigators told Natanson that the warrant was part of an ongoing investigation into Aurelio Perez-Lugones, according to the newspaper. Perez-Lugones, whom an FBI affidavit describes as a government contractor, was charged in federal court in Maryland last week for alleged unlawful retention of national defense information, according to the affidavit, dated Jan. 9.

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During an appearance in U.S. District Court in Baltimore Thursday morning, Perez-Lugones' attorney told the court that the defense was "not prepared to move forward with this case today." Moments later, the judge asked Perez-Lugones if he was "consenting to detention," to which he replied, "yes, your honor."

The judge informed Perez-Lugones that he could seek release at another time. Perez-Lugones, clad in a maroon jail uniform, was placed back in handcuffs before being escorted out of the courtroom.

A Justice Department official told ABC News at the time of Perez-Lugones' arrest that he allegedly was communicating with the Washington Post reporter on his mobile device and sharing classified information via chat. The DOJ official further said that when authorities searched Perez-Lugones' home and car, they found classified documents related to national defense. The latter claim is included in the FBI affidavit.

Perez-Lugones searched systems at his work for classified information without authorization, including a report classified as top secret related to an unspecified foreign country, according to the affidavit. Perez-Lugones then allegedly removed the classified information from the secure compartmented information facility, or SCIF, where they were being kept, the affidavit said.

ABC News efforts to contact Perez-Lugones or his attorney were not immediately successful.

Natanson was informed by investigators that she is not the focus of the probe, the newspaper said, adding that she "covers the federal workforce."

The FBI did not respond to an ABC News request for information about the search. However, FBI Director Kash Patel said in asocial media postWednesday that the FBI "executed a search warrant of an individual at the Washington Post who was found to allegedly be obtaining and reporting classified, sensitive military information from a government contractor – endangering our warfighters and compromising America's national security. The alleged leaker was arrested this week and is in custody."

"[A]t the request of the Department of War, the Department of Justice and FBI executed a search warrant at the home of a Washington Post journalist who was obtaining and reporting classified and illegally leaked information from a Pentagon contractor. The leaker is currently behind bars," Attorney General Pam Bondiposted on XWednesday morning.

"I am proud to work alongside Secretary Hegseth on this effort. The Trump Administration will not tolerate illegal leaks of classified information that, when reported, pose a grave risk to our Nation's national security and the brave men and women who are serving our country," Bondi's statement continued.

News of the search drew swift reactions from press advocacy organizations.

"Physical searches of reporters' devices, homes, and belongings are some of the most invasive investigative steps law enforcement can take," the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press said in astatement, in part, calling the search "a tremendous escalation in the administration's intrusions into the independence of the press."

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"While key facts are still emerging, it is extraordinarily rare – and deeply troubling – for law enforcement to search a journalist's home and seize reporting devices. That step represents a significant escalation in investigative tactics and one that should concern anyone who values a free and independent press," theNational Press Club saidWednesday.

"The government has a legitimate responsibility to protect classified information. That responsibility, however, does not override the constitutional protections that allow journalists to do their jobs on behalf of the public," the National Press Club statement continued. "When those protections appear to be at risk, it is something the country should take seriously."

ABC News' Beatrice Peterson contributed to this report.

CAIRO, Jan 15 (Reuters) - A senior figure in the armed wing of Hamas was among seven people killed on Thursday in a ​pair of Israeli airstrikes in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, ‌a Hamas source said.

The Israeli military did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the ‌incident. The Hamas source said one of the dead was Mohammed Al-Holy, a local commander in the group's armed wing in Deir al-Balah.

Hamas condemned the strikes on the Al-Holy family, in a statement that did not mention Mohammed or his ⁠role in the group. It ‌accused Israel of violating the ceasefire deal in place since October, and attempting to reignite the conflict.

Health officials said the ‍six other dead in the incident included a 16-year-old.

Israel and Hamas have traded blame for violations of the ceasefire and remain far apart from each other on key issues, ​despite the United States announcing the start of the agreement's second phase on ‌Wednesday.

More than 400 Palestinians and three Israeli soldiers have been reported killed since the ceasefire took effect in October.

Israel has razed buildings and ordered residents out of more than half of Gaza where its troops remain. Nearly all of the territory's more than 2 million people now live in makeshift homes or ⁠damaged buildings in a sliver of territory ​where Israeli troops have withdrawn and Hamas has ​reasserted control.

The United Nations children's agency said on Tuesday that over 100 children have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire, including ‍victims of drone ⁠and quadcopter attacks.

Israel launched its operations in Gaza in the wake of an attack by Hamas-led fighters in October 2023 which killed 1,200 people, ⁠according to Israeli tallies. Israel's assault has killed 71,000 people, according to health authorities in ‌the strip, and left much of Gaza in ruins.

(Reporting by Nidal ‌Al-MughrabiWriting by Pesha MagidEditing by Peter Graff)

For the second time in a week, a shooting involving an immigration agent sparked heated clashes in Minnesota – prompting the president tothreaten to use the Insurrection Act.

According to the Department of Homeland Security, federal agents were conducting a "targeted traffic stop" when a man, a Venezuelan national, resisted arrest and started to "violently assault" one of its officers.

During the struggle, DHS said, two people came out of a nearby apartment and attacked the officer using a snow shovel and a broom handle.

After the suspect got loose and joined the attack, the officer fired "defensive shots," striking the original suspect in the leg, DHS said.

The federal government's narrative could not immediately be verified.

The man who was shot was taken to a nearby hospital withnon-life-threatening injuries, the city of Minneapolis said.

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In the hours after Wednesday's shooting, protesters gathered near the scene and clashed with officers, who deployed tear gas canisters, pepper balls and what sounded like flash bangs before officials told people to "go home."

"I urge anyone that is at the scene to leave immediately," Police Chief Brian O'Hara said, calling the gathering an "unlawful assembly."

Exactly one week earlier, protests erupted in Minneapolis and spread across the country after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killedRenee Goodin her vehicle.

The Trump administrationquickly called the fatal shooting justifiedand said itdoesn't plan to investigatethe ICE officer's actions. Instead, the administration has soughtto investigate Good and her widow– leading to theresignations of six federal prosecutors.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said he understood the angst in the community Wednesday but gave a stern warning to anyone considering wrongful activity.

"For those who have peacefully protested, I applaud you," Frey said. "For those who are taking the bait, you are not helping, and you are not helping the undocumented immigrants of our city. You are not helping the people who call this place home."

Federal agent fired 'defensive shots,' DHS says

The events leading to Wednesday's shooting started around 6:50 p.m. During a traffic stop, the Venezuelan man fled the scene in his vehicle, crashed into a parked car, and ran away, DHS said.

"The law enforcement officer caught up to the subject on foot and attempted to apprehend him when the subject began to resist and violently assault the officer," DHS said.

After two people from a nearby apartment came out and attacked the officer with a snow shovel and a broom handle, the suspect joined the attack, DHS said.

That's when the officer fired "defensive shots," striking the initial suspect in the leg, the agency said. The three people who assaulted the officer ran back into the apartment building and barricaded themselves, DHS said.

The agent involved is an ICE officer, US Customs and Border Protection Commander Gregory Bovino said. CNN has reached out to DHS for more information.

DHS did not say how long they were barricaded. But O'Hara said one person was shot during a "struggle" with law enforcement and later refused to come out of a home. That man was removed by federal agents, who entered the home and took the person to an ambulance.

The officer and initial subject are both in the hospital, and the two other people are in custody, DHS said. The statement did not detail how their detention unfolded.

'This is not sustainable'

Minneapolis leaders are asking the city — once again rocked by violence involving federal law enforcement — to remain calm.

"There's still a lot that we don't know at this time, but what I can tell you for certain is that this is not sustainable," Frey said, demanding again that ICE leave the city.

"This is an impossible situation that our city is presently being put in and at the same time, we are trying to find a way forward, to keep people safe, to protect our neighbors, to maintain order," Frey said.

"We cannot be at a place right now in America where we have two governmental entities that are literally fighting one another."

Smoke hung in the air late Wednesday evening as officers deployed tear gas canisters, including one that struck CNN correspondent Whitney Wild. At one point, it appeared a member of the crowd threw one of the gas canisters back at agents, who then kicked it away.

Video from the CNN crew on scene showed two vehicles that appeared to have been recently ransacked and vandalized.

One car had the words "F*ck ICE" plastered over it, while another had "America land of the obey or die" written on it. Both were seen with their trunks open and debris scattered on the ground.

It was not immediately clear who the vehicles belonged to. CNN has reached out to both the FBI and DHS for more information.

A crowd also followed federal agents through the neighborhood, with a line of officers forming a wall behind yellow police tape to block off the road, around 10 minutes from downtown Minneapolis.

A CNN team on the ground saw a convoy of Minneapolis police and Minnesota State Patrol officers arrive. While local law enforcement officers have not actively taken part in immigration enforcement operations in the city, they have often been dispatched to the scenes of critical incidents and demonstrations to ensure public safety.

O'Hara told reporters Minneapolis police had secured the scene and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) are processing evidence.

A BCA mobile command center vehicle used by investigators to process crime scenes was visible at the location of the shooting Wednesday, flanked by federal agents securing the perimeter.

The presence of state investigators on scene at the latest shooting by a federal immigration officer was notable, given federal authoritieshad previously blocked the BCAfrom participating in the investigation of the shooting of Good.

This story has been updated with additional information.

CNN's Josh Campbell and Diego Mendoza contributed to this report.

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