Good morning. We’re covering Israel’s plan to seize territory in Gaza and Trump’s offer to pay migrants to leave.
Plus, a politically charged Met Gala.
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| Destruction in Jabaliya, Gaza, last month. Saher Alghorra for The New York Times |
Israel warned that its Gaza campaign was escalating
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel declared yesterday that his country was “on the eve of a forceful entry to Gaza.” Israel’s security cabinet has approved a new plan for tens of thousands of additional soldiers to seize territory in the enclave and relocate Palestinians to the south.
Netanyahu said that the new military action would bring home the remaining hostages, but critics warned that the plan would endanger the lives of hostages without fundamentally changing a dynamic created by 18 months of war. The organization representing the families of hostages issued a statement urging Israel not to widen the war.
What’s next: Israel said the offensive would start slowly as cease-fire talks continued ahead of President Trump’s trip next week to the Gulf region. A government spokesman said the campaign called for Israeli soldiers to hold territories for an indefinite period of time “to prevent Hamas from taking it back.”
Aid: The cabinet also approved a new mechanism for allowing the distribution of humanitarian aid. Food shortages in Gaza have reached “catastrophic” levels, the U.N. has warned.
Yemen: Israeli fighter jets bombed the port city of Hudaydah, after Houthi militants fired a missile near Israel’s main international airport this weekend.
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| Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary. Doug Mills/The New York Times |
Trump administration offered migrants $1,000 to leave
The Trump administration said yesterday that it was offering undocumented immigrants $1,000 and assistance traveling to their native country if they left the U.S. on their own.
Already, officials said, one migrant from Honduras had taken the government up on the offer and flown from Chicago back to his home country. The money will be paid after migrants confirm they have traveled back home through an app.
“If you are here illegally, self-deportation is the best, safest and most cost-effective way to leave the United States to avoid arrest,” Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, said in a statement.
Related: Rwanda’s foreign minister said his country is in early talks with the Trump administration about taking in migrants deported from the U.S.
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| The funeral for Pope Francis last month. Tomas Munita for The New York Times |
Sexual abuse survivors gathered in Rome, with a message
Survivors of sexual abuse and those who monitor how well the Catholic Church handles abuse cases have arrived in Rome ahead of the papal conclave, which begins tomorrow. They are hoping to persuade cardinals to make the issue a priority when choosing the next pope.
Pope Francis is credited with addressing the issue more strongly than his predecessors had, but new cases continue to emerge and clerical abuse remains a ruinous issue for the Church.
The Vatican spokesman said that during pre-conclave meetings the cardinals had discussed sexual abuse in the church, and considered it a “wound to be kept open” so that awareness of the problem remained alive and concrete paths for healing can be identified.
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| A ceremony in Odesa, Ukraine, in March commemorating soldiers killed in the war. Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times |
The war in Ukraine
- Culture: Odesa has been divided by a cultural battle as residents push to rename streets and remove statues associated with imperial Russia.
- Missing: Thousands of Russian soldiers are missing in the war. Their relatives are often left to fend for themselves to find out what happened to them.
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Tariffs
What else is happening
- Soccer: Here’s the inside story of how Trent Alexander-Arnold, one of Liverpool’s homegrown heroes, left the club under a cloud of uncertainty.
- F1: Lewis Hamilton’s tense radio exchange with his own engineers during another difficult Grand Prix exposes the hidden problems at Ferrari.
- Snooker: The Crucible Theatre, home of the world championship, needs to be seen to be believed.
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| The New York Times |
On Saturday, people in Texas who mostly work for SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket company, voted to create their own city: Starbase. SpaceX has already been building homes in the area, and has plans for retail stores, a school — and a sushi restaurant near Musk’s house.
Here’s a detailed look.
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| Erik Carter |
- It was all a dream: A.I. has become more powerful, but its hallucinations have gotten worse. Even the companies don’t know why.
- Rewriting the record: When a show kills off a beloved character or romance, some people use fan fiction to “fix” perceived wrongs.
- 80 years of peace: At 79, Wim Wenders is nearly as old as the peace in Europe after World War II. His new film is a personal testament.
- Near-death experiences: When the actor Jeremy Renner almost died a little over two years ago, he felt an “exhilarating peace.”
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