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| Hello. After major developments in both Israel's offensive against Hamas in Gaza and talks over a potential ceasefire, we have the latest lines - with analysis from our international editor Jeremy Bowen. In New York, a judge has threatened former US President Donald Trump with jail over his outspoken comments. Kayla Epstein and Madeline Halpert were in court to see the drama unfold. Your newsletter also has wannabe Olympic sports, eerie mudflats and some wild photos from the annual Met Gala. | |
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TOP OF THE AGENDA | Truce talks resume after Rafah operation | | The Israeli military had ordered an evacuation of parts of Rafah ahead of its "limited operation". Credit: IDF handout | Israel's army says it has seized the Rafah crossing, at Gaza’s border with Egypt, after continuously bombarding the east of the city overnight. The Israel Defense Forces said "targeted strikes" had killed 20 Hamas fighters, and released images of tanks near checkpoint buildings. Meanwhile, talks over a ceasefire are set to resume after Hamas said it would accept a deal drawn up by Egyptian mediators. Israel rejected its terms, described by an official as "softened". Nevertheless, writes Jeremy Bowen, the development puts Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a political bind. His coalition government depends on the support of Jewish ultranationalists, who demand full occupation of Rafah. But he is also under increasing pressure from some families of Israeli hostages in Gaza, as well as his US ally, to accept a deal that would return the captives and alleviate the dire humanitarian situation in the Strip.
Watch: Before Israel rejected it, Hamas's ceasefire proposal was celebrated by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Monday evening. Take a look.
The broader conflict: Lebanese Shia Islamist group Hezbollah has said if the truce deal were accepted it would pause the cross-border attacks it has carried out on Israel since October, Hugo Bachega reports from Lebanon.
The latest: EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has condemned Israel's offensive on Rafah. Our live page has more updates. | |
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| An ex-president threatened with jail | | The Republican has argued he cannot get a fair trial in overwhelmingly Democratic Manhattan. Credit: Reuters | Donald Trump was threatened with jail on Monday over his public comments on his criminal trial. The former US president has been held in contempt of court for violating a gag order for the 10th time since the start of the proceedings. |
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| | Justice Juan Merchan issued his most serious warning yet to Mr Trump, saying further gag order violations could mean jail. "Going forward this court will have to consider a jail sanction. It is important that you understand that the last thing I want to do is put you in jail." Justice Merchan acknowledged that incarcerating Mr Trump would be very disruptive to the proceedings. But he called the gag order violations "a direct attack on the rule of law" that he cannot abide. Sitting with a stern expression at the defence table, Mr Trump showed little reaction to the threat of jail. |
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BEYOND THE HEADLINES | The fight for new Olympic sports |
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| | | Teqball started in a garage in Hungary, and now claims one million players. Credit: Getty Images | Which of these sports sounds the most Olympic to you? American football with a frisbee? Table tennis with a football? Or good old dodgeball? Authorities behind the games, hoping to spur youth interest, are always looking for new disciplines. But the road to Olympic glory is harder than it seems. |
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SOMETHING DIFFERENT | The end of England | Its northernmost coastline has imperious castles, eerie mudflats and a tidal holy island. | |
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And finally... | A wooden headpiece holding a tulle veil, a cloak covered in ravens, and a handbag that's actually a block of ice - that's right, the New York fashion world’s annual charity extravaganza, the Met Gala, took place on Monday evening. Celebrities did their best to respect this year's floral theme, allowing our entertainment reporter Steven McIntosh to pick 21 of the gala's most eye-catching looks. Whether they are good or not is another matter. | |
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