Good Monday afternoon. Hamas says it has accepted a cease-fire proposal from Egypt and Qatar, parts of the central U.S. are at a "high risk” for tornadoes, and Donald Trump has been found in contempt of court again in his hush money trial.
Good Monday afternoon. Hamas says it has accepted a cease-fire proposal from Egypt and Qatar, parts of the central U.S. are at a "high risk” for tornadoes, and Donald Trump has been found in contempt of court again in his hush money trial. Here is what’s in our Nightly Rundown. |
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Hamas accepts cease-fire proposal after Israel orders Rafah evacuations |
After months of negotiation, Hamas says it has accepted a cease-fire proposal from Egypt and Qatar to halt the fighting in Gaza. The announcement comes just hours after the Israeli military ordered some 100,000 people to leave Rafah, the southern Gaza city where Hamas has its last stronghold, in the latest sign that a ground offensive may be imminent. Under the plan, 33 Palestinian prisoners would be released per one Israeli hostage over three phases, in exchange for a “permanent” cease-fire, according to a senior Arab source familiar with the proposal. Israel's war cabinet has unanimously decided to proceed with the operation in Rafah, but a delegation will be sent to continue the cease-fire talks, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Last week, Netanyahu vowed to launch an offensive into Rafah “with or without a deal.” |
Rare “high risk” threat for destructive tornadoes in Oklahoma, Kansas |
A rare, “high risk” alert for tornadoes has been issued for parts of central Oklahoma, including Oklahoma City, and southern Kansas, according to the National Weather Service. Dangerous thunderstorms could produce multiple strong, long-track tornadoes across the Plains, along with very large to giant hail, and damaging winds, the NWS said. 18 million people are under threat of severe weather today from northern Texas through Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, northwest Arkansas, Missouri and Iowa. The new threat comes on the heels of the catastrophic flooding that left a 4-year-old boy dead in Texas. Hundreds of people were rescued from flooded homes and roads in the Houston area over the weekend. |
Trump found in contempt of court again, threatened with jail |
Judge Juan Merchan found Donald Trump in contempt of court for a 10th time and fined him another $1,000 for violating the gag order in his hush money trial, warning the former president he could face jail “if necessary” for future violations. “The last thing I want to do is to put you in jail,” Merchan told Trump in the New York courtroom. "You are the former president of the United States, and possibly the next president as well.” But Merchan added that Trump’s “continued willful violations of this court’s orders threaten the administration of justice and constitute a direct attack on the rule of law." He added, "I cannot allow that to continue.” Trump has repeatedly called Merchan’s gag order unfair and unconstitutional. For the latest on the Trump hush money trial, visit our NBC News live blog. |
Columbia cancels university-wide commencement after weeks of protest |
Columbia University announced it has canceled its university-wide commencement ceremony after weeks of pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses nationwide. The school will instead hold “smaller-scale, school-based celebrations,” university officials said today in a statement. Security concerns were one of the main reasons behind Columbia’s decision, a university official told NBC News. Emory University in Atlanta, another school impacted by protests, announced today it is moving its commencement off campus. |
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