Iran: "It is highly probable that many other fronts will be opened" if Israel mounts a ground invasion of Gaza. / Al Jazeera The Likud government is pushing regulations to imprison Israelis who spread information that could "harm national morale" or be used for enemy propaganda. / Haaretz
Thomas Friedman: "Now Israel believes it must restore its deterrence by proving that it can outcrazy Hamas's latest craziness." / The New York Times [+] Related: A senior Hamas political leader explains the group's strategy. / The New Yorker "There is an unspoken but notable fervor
With a ground attack in northern Gaza imminent, Israel's military warns around 1.1 million Palestinians to evacuate within 24 hours. / CBS News The UN's response: "This will only lead to unprecedented levels of misery and further push people in Gaza into abyss." / Reuters
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speak on the phone about the Israel-Hamas war. / Al Jazeera American intelligence says Iranian leaders were surprised by the operation. / The New York Times [+] In case your social media is flooding with misinformation about the war, here are
Israel’s defense minister “releases all restraints” on troops in Gaza. TK CIV DEATHS / The Times of Israel Unpacking how Twitter and Telegram beat television networks this weekend to report on Hamas’s attack. / Haaretz The notion of “the poverty line” dominates the language of international development, and there may
Updates on the war in Gaza. The United States sends a carrier strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean. / The Associated Press Jonathan Guyer: Everyone forgot about the Palestinians, and Biden's focus on Israel-Saudi talks may have lit a match. / Vox "It inevitably creates a situation that
Netanyahu says Israel is "at war" after Palestinian militants fired around 2,200 rockets into Israeli territory. / CNN See also: Maps and videos chronicle this morning's rapid escalation in fighting. / The Washington Post [+] 23AndMe confirms stolen data from Ashkenazi Jews is circulating on the dark web.
Following a two-year battle, a federal court orders Alabama to use a redrawn congressional map—here's how the decision will change the makeup of districts. / The New York Times [+] Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, jailed but still fighting the regime's oppression against women, wins the Nobel
Climate change is making public health gains harder to achieve and undoing some of the world's hard-earned progress. / The New York Times [+] In a quarter of counties in the United States, mostly in the South and Midwest, working-age people are dying at a higher rate than
Anticipating winter, Russia attacks Ukraine's power grid with missiles, drones, and cyber attacks. / The Economist NATO says its members are running out of ammunition to supply to Ukraine. / CNN Slovakia's recent election shows how vulnerable other democracies are to Moscow's "weapons of mass
