Good morning. We’re covering the deadly search for food in Gaza and more details about the U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites. Plus, a recap of “Squid Game.”
It has become deadly to seek food in GazaSince a new Israeli-backed aid system began a month ago, hundreds of Palestinians have been killed near distribution hubs in southern Gaza, according to Gaza health officials. Jens Laerke, a U.N. spokesman, described the new aid hubs as “death traps.” “Gaza is the hungriest place on earth,” he said. “When we are able to bring anything in, it’s getting plundered immediately by the population. That’s the level of desperation.” Other aid efforts have also been engulfed in chaos. The U.N. and other international organizations have been delivering a trickle of food handouts in northern Gaza. Desperate crowds have been ransacking the trucks, which carry flour and other goods, minutes after they enter the enclave, according to witnesses. Background: The new aid system, run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, has only a few operational hubs, primarily in the south. It was put in place after Israel blocked aid deliveries to Gaza for nearly three months, from March to May.
U.S. offered more detail about the Iran strikesDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke in greater detail yesterday about the U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites. Hegseth and Caine also pushed back against a report that said the bombings set back Iran’s nuclear program by only a few months. Hegseth condemned the news media for “searching for scandals” in its coverage of President Trump and his administration. Caine focused on the 30,000-pound bombs that were dropped, the crew members who flew the mission and the troops who defended a major U.S. base from retaliation. Neither man gave a new assessment of the status of Iran’s nuclear capability. Iran: In a defiant video message, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country’s supreme leader, congratulated Iranians for what he called a victory over Israel and the U.S. Assessment: The U.N.’s top nuclear watchdog said that the centrifuges at Fordo, one of the locations hit during the U.S. strikes on Iran, were “no longer operational.”
The death toll rose after protests across KenyaThe death toll climbed to 16 yesterday in Kenya after Wednesday’s nationwide protests over government corruption and police brutality. Many demonstrators waved Kenyan flags and chanted that President William Ruto “must go.” Security forces clashed with demonstrators, firing live rounds, rubber bullets and tear gas. Irungu Houghton, the executive director of Amnesty Kenya, said that most of those who were killed had died from gunshot wounds.
“Squid Game” returns today for its third and final season, just six months after the last season ended on a cliffhanger — with the heroes’ would-be mutiny quashed and their futures precarious. For those with short memories, here’s a refresher on where things stand.
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