Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Catch up on yesterday's live coverage.Wednesday, March 19, 2025.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock announced visits to Lebanon today amid her "great concern following the end of the truce in Gaza caused by Israeli strikes." Israel says it will keep bombing Gaza after killing more than 400 people: Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu said the bombardments that have killed more than 400 people in Gaza since starting overnight to yesterday were “only the beginning,” defying a wave of domestic and international pleas for de-escalation. The U.N. Children’s Fund estimated that at least 130 children were killed in the bombardments.Key context: Israel said the strikes were in response to Hamas’ refusal to release the...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Catch up on yesterday's live coverage.Wednesday, March 19, 2025.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock announced visits to Lebanon today amid her "great concern following the end of the truce in Gaza caused by Israeli strikes." Israel says it will keep bombing Gaza after killing more than 400 people: Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu said the bombardments that have killed more than 400 people in Gaza since starting overnight to yesterday were “only the beginning,” defying a wave of domestic and international pleas for de-escalation. The U.N. Children’s Fund estimated that at least 130 children were killed in the bombardments.Key context: Israel said the strikes were in response to Hamas’ refusal to...