Israel has amassed 350,000 troops on the border with Gaza and appears poised to invade, seeking to destroy Hamas after last weekend’s brutal massacre of Israeli civilians.
Two million people live in Gaza City, the most densely populated place on earth. Hamas is embedded with the population.
Israel has been bombing the city systematically for days in preparation for the invasion. Although the stated goal is to take out Hamas, the collateral damage will inevitably occur on an unimaginable scale.
Israel has told 1.1 million people to evacuate but there is nowhere for them to go. Hamas has told them to stay in place.
It seems that the rest of the world is just standing by and watching, unable and unwilling to stop this disaster from happening.
Dark days lie ahead.
HEADLINES
Israel’s evacuation order to northern Gaza ‘impossible’, says UN (BBC)
Israel hammers Gaza with airstrikes as Hamas' atrocities revealed (CNN)
Hamas Militants Had Detailed Maps of Israeli Towns, Military Bases and Infiltration Routes (WSJ)
The Israeli military says it’s preparing for a ground operation in Gaza (AP)
‘We’re not going anywhere,’ Blinken tells Netanyahu; at least 27 Americans killed in Israel-Hamas war (CNBC)
U.S., Qatar agree to stop Iran from tapping $6 billion fund after Hamas attack (WP)
Syria's two main airports out of service after Israel strikes (France24)
Israel Hamas war: UK evacuation flights begin as humanitarian crisis engulfs Gaza (Euronews)
Israel said there would be no humanitarian break to its siege of the Gaza Strip until all its hostages were freed, after the Red Cross pleaded for fuel to be allowed in to prevent overwhelmed hospitals from "turning into morgues." (Reuters)
Israel Violence Underscores the G.O.P. Divide on Foreign Policy (NYT)
Things In Palestine May Never Be the Same Again (The Nation)
Israelis and Palestinians are facing their moment of greatest danger since 1948 (Guardian)
Rescuers in Gaza Struggle With Dwindling Fuel and Lack of Equipment (NYT)
CIA acknowledges 1953 coup it backed in Iran was undemocratic (AP)
Scalise Withdraws as Speaker Candidate, Leaving G.O.P. in Chaos (NYT)
Republicans fail to coalesce around speaker choice, leaving House in limbo (WP)
Sen. Menendez is accused of being an unregistered agent of Egypt’s government in updated indictment (AP)
The United Auto Workers union announced its nearly four-week strike against the “Big Three” automakers was expanding to Ford’s truck plant in Kentucky. The walkout marks the first time during the strike that the union has targeted the production of large pickups, a big moneymaker for Ford. [HuffPost]
Washington Post cuts follow rapid expansion, unmet revenue projections (WP)
Inside the Taliban’s luxury hotel (Guardian)
What Happened to Empathy? (Atlantic)
The Secret to Living to 100? It’s Not Good Habits (WSJ)
Deforestation in Bolivia has jumped by 32% in a year. What is going on? (Guardian)
Google’s AI-powered search experience can now generate images, write drafts (TC)
Google to defend generative AI users from copyright claims (Reuters)
The Chatbots Are Now Talking to Each Other (Wired)
How genAI is revolutionizing the field of economics (CNN)
University Installs Red-Light Phones For Conservative Students Being Assaulted By Progressive Beliefs (The Onion)
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