Israel hits Gaza with ‘extensive strikes,’ killing dozens and ending ceasefire

Israel hit Gaza with a series of “extensive strikes” overnight Tuesday, vowing to open the “gates of hell” because Hamas has not released the remaining hostages. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said the Israel Defense Forces is targeting Hamas terrorists throughout the region and will act with “increasing military force” … Read more

Miami Open: Sonay Kartal misses out on main draw a week after reaching last 16 at Indian Wells | Tennis News

Great Britain’s Sonay Kartal has been knocked out in qualifying for the Miami Open a week after reaching the last 16 at Indian Wells. Kartal impressed in California, ousting top-20 player Beatriz Haddad Maia en route to the fourth round before being beaten by world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets. However, the 23-year-old … Read more

Google revives talks to acquire Wiz at higher valuation

Google’s parent company Alphabet is again in advanced talks to acquire cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz, a person familiar with the deal told TechCrunch. The two companies were close to securing a deal at a $23 billion valuation last summer, but the transaction failed to materialize.  This time, the price being discussed is higher, the person … Read more

60 feet below in a 3-foot-wide tomb: Freed Israeli hostage details conditions of Hamas captivity: Reporter’s notebook

Editor’s note: This reporting contains graphic descriptions. GAZA — The fighting may have stopped, but not Hamas’ digging. Every day from 5 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week, the team that guarded Israeli hostage Tal Shoham used a type of electric demolition hammer to carve additional miles of tunnel from the soft Gaza clay, … Read more

Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil describes night of his arrest in new court filing

The night federal agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil on Columbia University’s campus, the Palestinian activist feared he would be immediately deported, according to a sworn declaration included in a new court filing by his attorneys. Khalil, a leader of the encampment protests at Columbia last spring, was detained on March 8. He was taken from his … Read more

Woman arrested for allegedly providing illegal abortions in Houston, Texas AG says

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Monday that a 48-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly illegally providing abortions in Houston. In a press release, Paxton said that Maria Margarita Rojas allegedly provided “illegal abortions” and “illegally” operated a network of clinics in northwestern Houston. Rojas has been charged with the illegal performance of … Read more