Israeli strikes hit a W.H.O. facility in Gaza
The World Health Organization accused Israel of attacking its site in central Gaza after the Israeli military expanded its operations in the city of Deir al-Balah, which until recently had been left relatively unscathed.
Israel had spared Deir al-Balah, fearing that Hamas was holding Israeli and foreign hostages there, but that strategy appears to be changing.
A W.H.O. staff residence was damaged by airstrikes on Monday, the agency said in a statement. Israeli forces also entered the building, handcuffed and stripped male employees and family members sheltering there, and held them at gunpoint. Women and children were forcibly evacuated, the agency said.
An Israeli military official said that the strike took place after the staff was evacuated, and that Israeli forces had come under fire in the vicinity, leading them to respond.
Context: Deir al-Balah had been an informal refuge for Palestinians escaping other parts of Gaza, and huge tent camps have sprung up in the city. The city also hosts warehouses for the U.N. as well as guesthouses for U.N. staff.
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Ozzy Osbourne died
Ozzy Osbourne, the “Prince of Darkness” who helped invent heavy metal as the lead singer of Black Sabbath and went on to achieve huge success as a reality TV star, died yesterday at 76. He had been treated in recent years for a variant of Parkinson’s disease.
Osbourne gave his final concert this month, at a festival in his hometown, Birmingham, England. Seated on a black throne, visibly moved by the enthusiasm of the crowd, he closed out his career by reuniting the original lineup of Black Sabbath. Listen to 12 essential songs.
A look fit for a prince: Osbourne and Black Sabbath pioneered a horror-inspired heavy metal look that was an alternative to the colorful tie-dye of the hippies.
Ukraine wartime protests targeted Zelensky for the first time
Thousands of people gathered in the streets of Kyiv, Ukraine, yesterday to protest efforts by President Volodymyr Zelensky’s government to dismantle anticorruption systems. It was the country’s first major antigovernment demonstration during the war.
Hours before the demonstration, which included civilians and soldiers, the Parliament passed a measure that stripped away the independence of two agencies responsible for investigating and prosecuting corruption. The measure also gives the prosecutor general, appointed by the president, new powers over anticorruption agencies.
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When the bodies of a mother and her child were found in Rome’s Villa Doria Pamphili park last month, Italians wanted answers but investigators were stumped.
The authorities turned to a popular TV show called “Chi l’ha visto?” — or “Who Has Seen Him?” — to ask the public for help. As viewers searched their memories, the tips began rolling in. Then there was a breakthrough.
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‘The Late Show’ is ending, but the jokes will go on
America’s entertainment world was stunned last week by the announcement that “The Late Show,” hosted by Stephen Colbert, was being canceled by CBS. Other late-night hosts have criticized the network, including Colbert’s friend Jon Stewart.
A fixture for over three decades, “The Late Show” was racking up losses of tens of millions of dollars a year, a sign of just how much late-night TV has struggled in a streaming world.
One of Trump’s most prominent critics, Colbert seems to many like a comedic martyr, my colleague Jason Zinoman writes. Until the show closes in 10 months, it’ll have a spotlight on it like never before. Colbert will not only be in a position to continue making fun of the president; he can also begin setting himself up for his next act.
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