Israel Plans Takeover Of Gaza City And Texas Gov. Abbott Criticizes State Democrats: Morning Rundown

Israeli leaders person approved a scheme to escalate nan country’s warfare pinch Hamas successful Gaza. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ramps up his threats against Democratic lawmakers who fled nan state. And nan premier fishy successful a shooting astatine an Army guidelines successful Georgia was bullied, erstwhile co-workers say.

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Israel says it will retake Gaza City, escalating warfare pinch Hamas

Israel said it will return complete Gaza City, escalating its warfare pinch Hamas moreover arsenic it faces increasing world calls to extremity nan 22-month conflict. The plan, announced early Friday section time, stops short of nan afloat business of nan Gaza Strip that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had discussed successful an question and reply yesterday connected Fox News, successful which he said that Israelis “intend to” return complete nan enclave but that he didn’t want to “keep” it agelong term.

An Israeli violative could displace tens of thousands of group and could besides endanger nan remaining hostages held by Hamas.

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Israel’s announcement comes arsenic commercialized outer images show Israel’s subject building up troops and equipment adjacent nan separator pinch Gaza that would support a imaginable caller crushed penetration of nan Palestinian enclave, according to 3 U.S. officials and a erstwhile charismatic who viewed nan imagery.

It comes astatine a tense clip successful relations betwixt Israel and nan U.S. At nan extremity of past month, Netanyahu and President Donald Trump had a backstage telephone speech that devolved into shouting amid White House concerns complete whether nan U.S.- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is working, according to a elder U.S. official, 2 erstwhile U.S. officials and a Western charismatic who were briefed connected nan matter. The telephone telephone prompted a travel to nan region past week by Steve Witkoff, nan U.S. typical envoy to nan Middle East, to find a unified way guardant successful nan war.

Asked earlier this week whether he would support Israel’s occupying Gaza, Trump said he is focused connected getting group food. As for subject occupation, he said, “I really can’t say. That’s going to beryllium beautiful overmuch up to Israel.”

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Texas Gov. Abbott vows ‘special convention aft typical session’

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is ramping up unit connected authorities Democratic lawmakers who fled nan authorities to artifact redistricting legislation, saying successful an exclusive question and reply pinch NBC News that he’ll telephone “special convention aft typical convention aft typical session” and that nan Republican-led authorities House has approved civilian apprehension warrants for nan missing lawmakers.

“Democrats enactment for illustration they’re not going to travel backmost arsenic agelong arsenic this is an issue,” Abbott said. “That intends they’re not going to travel backmost until for illustration 2027 aliases 2028, because I’m going to telephone typical convention aft typical convention aft typical convention pinch nan aforesaid schedule items connected there.”

Abbott defended nan mid-decade redistricting efforts, saying they’re basal because “both nan rule and nan facts person changed since we drew nan lines backmost successful 2021.” And, he said, nan results of nan 2024 predetermination is governmental justification for redrawing nan maps.

More than 50 Democratic lawmakers fled nan state earlier this week, a determination that halts action connected redistricting, arsenic good arsenic different bills successful nan legislature. It has besides led to mounting fines and financial uncertainty for nan lawmakers who person near their families and time jobs for an extended play of time. Read nan afloat communicative here.

More authorities news:

• Federal agents are expected to person a stronger and much visible presence successful Washington, D.C., aft Trump bashed nan city’s crime rate.

• Trump announced he would nominate Stephen Miran, a cardinal designer of nan president's tariff war, to capable an unfastened domiciled astatine nan Federal Reserve.

• The National Weather Service was fixed support to capable 450 occupation positions successful a move by nan Trump management to undo astir of nan DOGE cuts from earlier this year.

• A Florida judge ruled to temporarily halt caller construction astatine Florida’s arguable “Alligator Alcatraz” migration detention center.

• Rep. Nancy Mace, a Republican campaigner for politician of South Carolina, said she’ll “debate anyone” and likes reliable questions aft a municipality hallway wherever immoderate who disagreed pinch her were asked to leave.

Fort Stewart shooting fishy was bullied, Army soldiers say

A time aft a worker was arrested and accused of opening occurrence astatine his Army guidelines successful Georgia, wounding 5 people, those who knew nan suspect, 28-year-old Quornelius Radford, said nan shooting came arsenic a complete shock. But Radford had endured relentless bullying complete his stutter almost arsenic soon arsenic he joined nan subject successful 2018, erstwhile co-workers said. “It was very bad to nan constituent wherever he could hardly talk,” said Sgt. Cameron Barrett, who was friends pinch Radford.

Still, Radford showed nary signs of anger, resentment aliases deeper issues, Barrett and different chap soldiers said. However, Sgt. Carlos Coleman, who remained friends pinch Radford connected Facebook aft they parted ways, said Radford expressed heavy heartache earlier this twelvemonth astir losing a loved 1 successful a wrong-way crash.

Radford remained successful custody yesterday, and Army officials said a motive was unclear. The 5 wounded soldiers were successful unchangeable information and are expected to recover. Read nan afloat communicative here.

Read All About It

• Three much victims of nan 9/11 violent attacks connected nan World Trade Center have been recently identified.

• The Canyon Fire northbound of Los Angeles forced thousands of evacuations arsenic nan blaze grew to complete 1,500 acres.

• An 18-year-old was arrested after allegedly throwing a activity artifact into nan crowd astatine a Phoenix Mercury game, nan 4th specified clip nan “stupid prank,” arsenic nan teen himself called it, has unfolded astatine a WNBA crippled recently.

• The rollout of a caller Instagram Map that allows users to stock wherever they are successful existent clip has sparked privateness concerns.

• Brandon Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband and nan begetter of her 2 children, has died astatine nan property of 48 aft a three-year conflict pinch cancer.

• Remember nan “stomp clap hey” era of music? It’s making waves online again — much to people’s annoyance.

Staff Pick: This summer’s hottest accessory: a mini fan

Elizabeth Renstrom for NBC News

This communicative came to beryllium aft I walked into nan agency 1 sweltering greeting wondering, “When did everyone extracurricular of Asia commencement carrying handheld fans?” A coworker promptly whipped retired 2 versions of nan mini blasters, and nan communicative was born.

Long celebrated successful Asian countries, personal fans look to beryllium everyplace lately, from New York City subways to Los Angeles climbing gyms. Data shows apical searches are successful basking confederate states, and nan fame points to a emergence successful some temps and accelerated accessories, pinch platforms for illustration Shein making it easy to export nan handhelds retired of China. The world individual instrumentality marketplace is group to surpass $1 cardinal by 2033, astir doubling its existent value. Some influencers person moreover created a marque retired of trading them, for illustration exemplary Remi Bader, whose merchandise is called Fangirl, naturally.

— Jessica Prois, NBC Asian America Editorial Director

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