Morning brief: Israel to go ahead with Rafah offensive; pro-Palestine stir spreads across US colleges, & more
Morning brief: Here's a look at the top stories.
Israel will go ahead with its offensive in the Gaza Strip'sRafah,amidcontinuous warnings that it may lead to a humanitarian catastrophe. Before the offensive, Israeli forces will evacuate Palestinian civilians from the region.Rafah, which is near the Egyptian border, is home to more than a million Palestinians who have travelled from the rest of Gaza amid the Israeli offensive.
In the United States (US),pro-Palestine protests continue to spread across university campuses. On Wednesday,House Speaker Mike Johnsonwas heckledby protesters during a visit to Columbia University.
In other news from around the world,Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced that he is suspending his public duties to "stop and reflect" on whether he should continue holding the position after a courtlaunched a business corruption probe into his wife's private dealings.
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Israel is now laying plans to move into Rafah and evacuate the Palestinian civilians before the invasion, amid continuous warnings that it may lead to a humanitarian catastrophe, as confirmed by a senior Israeli defence official on Wednesday (Apr24).
US House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday was heckled by Columbia University students as pro-Palestine protests continued to spread across various university campuses in the United States.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced that he is suspending his public duties to "stop and reflect" on whether he should continue holding the position after a preliminary inquiryinvolving his wife Begona Gomez was started by the court.
ElevenRepublicans,who had allegedly acted as fake electors in the 2020 presidentialelection,by submitting a document to Congress that falsely declared victory of former president Donald Trump over US President Joe Biden in Arizonawere indictedby Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayeson Wednesday.
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