SYDNEY — Thousands of Australians protested the anniversary of British colonization of their country with large crowds Friday urging for Australia Day to be moved and for a day of mourning on the holiday some call “Invasion Day.” The holiday marks the arrival of 11 British ships carrying convicts at Port Jackson in present-day Sydney … Read more
Gaza’s health-care and communications infrastructure is collapsing under the strain of intense fighting. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended the military assault, telling NBC News that his forces are attempting to “minimize civilian casualties.” But Gaza’s largest hospital, al-Shifa, has become a battle zone in recent days, and the World Health Organization’s director general, Tedros … Read more
After weeks of calls for a halt to the fighting in Gaza, Israel has agreed to “tactical, localized pauses” for four hours each day to allow for aid deliveries and civilian evacuations, a commitment some leaders and humanitarian organizations say is not enough. The United States and other Western allies have pressed for a humanitarian … Read more
An estimated 50,000 people fled the north of Gaza through a “corridor” opened by the Israeli military Wednesday, according to the U.N. humanitarian affairs agency, as Israeli ground troops pushed deep into Gaza City and clashed with Hamas militants. The Group of Seven nations, which includes the United States, called for “unimpeded humanitarian support for … Read more
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israel should not reoccupy Gaza, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that Israel would assume responsibility for Gaza’s security “for an indefinite period.” Blinken told reporters that “Gaza cannot continue to be run by Hamas” but that “it’s also clear that Israel cannot occupy Gaza.” Blinken left open the … Read more
More than 10,000 people in Gaza have been killed since the war began one month ago, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which released the figure as Israeli forces closed in on Gaza City. On the last leg of his visit to the Middle East, Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed optimism that the United … Read more
Today, however, four of those fish—the humpback chub, the Colorado pikeminnow, the razorback sucker, and the bonytail—are federally listed as threatened or endangered. Lake Powell commandeered the Colorado’s payloads of silt and stymied natural floods, erasing channels and backwaters where chubs and suckers once spawned and reared. And smallmouth bass and other invasive species devastated … Read more
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting with his Qatari counterpart in Amman, where he is also set to meet Jordanian leaders. The visit follows a packed day in Tel Aviv, where Blinken pressed for “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza — something Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to reject, saying “Israel refuses a temporary cease-fire … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave OKAFIM, southern Israel — Israeli forces set on crushing Hamas pushed toward urban centers in northern Gaza on Thursday, as limited raids give way to a full-fledged ground invasion, bringing new perils for petrified civilians who remain in their homes. “We are at the height of war,” … Read more
As we enter into the fourth week of the Israel-Hamas war, a clear endgame for the war Israel launched in retaliation for the massacre of October 7 remains elusive. The absence of well-defined Israeli goals may have been understandable at the initial stages of the war given the enormous shock at Hamas’s ability to perpetrate … Read more