Analyzing the missile video that purports to provide evidence of what happened at the Gaza hospital blast. / The New York Times [+] At the UN, the US wants "humanitarian pauses" for aid to reach Gaza, and Israel calls for the Secretary-General to resign for saying Israel bears some
No matter what measures are taken to reduce emissions, the West Antarctic Ice Sheet will continue melting, according to a new study. / Reuters Though Jim Jordan lost his bid for House speaker, how Republicans voted shows how the party's right wing may win out soon enough. / The New
Israel is pressed to delay its ground offensive. Israel's Defense Minister says its attack plan may last three months. / Al Jazeera, The Times of Israel The White House promises a "continued flow" of aid into Gaza. / NBC News China launches a (seemingly) politically motivated tax investigation
The first humanitarian aid convoy has arrived in the Gaza Strip. Israel says the aid doesn't include fuel, and can only go to areas where civilians have amassed. / Reuters Diagrams of Gaza's dense neighborhoods explain what a ground war could look like—and how Hamas has
The Biden administration is asking Congress for $105 billion in a package that includes aid and resources for Ukraine and Israel. / CNN Yesterday, a US warship intercepted three cruise missiles and several drones launched from Iran-aligned Houthi fighters in Yemen, potentially toward Israel. / Reuters With people now down to
President Biden is expected to ask Congress to approve $100 billion in emergency funds to arm Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan. / Reuters At least 15 journalists have been killed in the first 10 days of the Hamas-Israel war. / axios Misinformation on X has reached unprecedented levels, with aggregators posting thousands
China and the Kremlin see an opportunity in the Israel-Hamas war to distract and discredit the United States. / The Wall Street Journal [+] Minxin Pei: "The weaker they both are, the greater their incentive to hang together." / Bloomberg Maziar Motamedi explains why Jordan cancelled its summit with President
Some 400,000 of Gaza's 1.1 million residents have feld south, following Israel's order to leave. / BBC News Even before the Israeli evacuation order, one-fifth of Gaza's population had been displaced. / The Economist President Biden prepares to visit Israel and Jordan tomorrow.
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
