Good morning. We're covering Israel's plan for Gaza and a shift in China's lending strategy to developing nations. |
Plus, is Homer Simpson a good dad now? |
 | | A destroyed area following an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, in the Southern Gaza Strip.Yousef Masoud for The New York Times |
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Israel plans a long-term role in Gaza |
Netanyahu provided few details about the plan, but said in an interview with ABC News that he thought Israel would "have the overall security responsibility" of Gaza "for an indefinite period." His plan, if enacted, would appear to stop short of a full re-occupation of Gaza — a move the U.S. and others have warned against. |
Israel has said its aim is to destroy Hamas, but Netanyahu did not say who should govern the enclave after Hamas is gone. It remains unclear whether the Palestinian Authority, which controls some parts of the West Bank, could have a part in governing the territory. |
In Israel, there appeared to be broad political support for Netanyahu's stance. Military analysts have said the nation faces a tough choice between reoccupying Gaza and withdrawing, and warning that the civilian suffering caused by the airstrikes and ground invasion could lead to the emergence of a new group promoting violent resistance to Israel. |
 | | China is shifting the focus of its lending.Adam Dean for The New York Times |
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China is lending billions to countries in financial trouble |
The initial loans were mostly part of the Belt and Road Initiative, which was started in 2013 to finance development projects and strengthen ties in more than 150 countries. But now, the Chinese state banks that provided most of the infrastructure loans have reduced their new lending, and rescue loans to low- and middle-income countries have soared. |
Background: Many Chinese loans from the Belt and Road Initiative were used to build expensive projects that have not spurred economic growth and have loaded countries with debt they are now unable to repay. |
 | | Major Serhiy Kuznyev died in a Russian missile strike on Friday.via Kuznyev family |
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Ukraine investigates deaths at medal ceremony |
The ceremony, critics said, was straight out of a Soviet-era military handbook, in which soldiers stood at attention before a table spread with medals and removed their helmets. Many of the victims appeared to have died from head injuries. |
Reaction: The Ukrainian government is investigating the deaths, and the commander of the brigade has been suspended pending the inquiry's results. |
Separately, Ukrainian prosecutors are investigating a bizarre explosion at a birthday celebration that killed an aide to Ukraine's top military commander. Ukrainian officials said the aide received a box containing six grenades as a birthday gift and that his son mistakenly pulled a grenade's ring. |
 | | A polling place in Louisville, Ky., yesterday.Jon Cherry for The New York Times |
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 | | Guy Pignolet, a space educator, said he didn't want to end up underground when he died.Dina Litovsky for The New York Times |
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When you die, what do you want to have happen to your remains? The answer, for some: shoot them into space. |
For these people, that wish may be the culmination of a lifelong fascination with space exploration. Or, a space burial could signal acceptance of the idea that, in the end, a void awaits us. |
 | | Evan Agostini/Invision, via Associated Press |
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Is Homer Simpson a good dad now? |
In a recent episode of "The Simpsons," which is now in its 35th season, Homer suggested he would abandon one of his best-known bits: throttling his son, Bart. The move appeared to acknowledge that one of the oldest recurring gags on the popular cartoon show was a clear form of animated child abuse. |
In the episode, Homer meets a neighbor who compliments his handshake grip. "See Marge? Strangling the boy has paid off," Homer says to his wife. "Just kidding. I don't do that anymore. Times have changed." |
In recent years, Matt Groening, the show's creator, has made moves to update its humor. In 2020, Hank Azaria said he would no longer voice the character of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, an Indian convenience store owner. Viewers of Indian descent have criticized the character as nothing more than a racist caricature. |
 | | Christopher Testani for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews. Prop Stylist: Paige Hicks. |
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Watch "Attack on Titan," an anime phenomenon that aired its final episode over the weekend. |
That's it for today's briefing. See you tomorrow. — Jonathan |
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