"No Time to Wait"

Calls for a ceasefire grow more urgent. [For the best experience, read in browser.]( May 29, 2024 We’ll start with the latest news out of Rafah and offer one possible solution for [how the Israel-Hamas war could end](. We’ve also got [a deeper look at Louisiana’s scary anti-abortion law]( and its far-reaching implications. In other health stories, we’ll share [the “coincidence” that led to Christie Brinkley’s skin cancer diagnosis]( and [a four-minute stretching routine you can’t skip](. Thanks for waking up with us.   In the News [Palestinians gather at the site of a deadly airstrike in Rafah.]( Palestinians gather at the site of a deadly airstrike in Rafah. (Getty Images) "No Time to Wait" Calls are growing for Israel to end its offensive in Rafah, where more than 1 million people are sheltering. Here’s the latest: Days after an Israeli airstrike on a tent camp caused a fire that killed at least 45 people, Palestinian officials say another airstrike has killed 21 civilians in a designated safe zone. Prime Minister Netanyahu called the former a “tragic mishap,” but the IDF denies that it was behind the more recent attack. Per analysis by CNN, U.S.-made munitions were used in the first deadly strike. Even before the incidents, the International Court of Justice had ordered Israel to halt its operation in Rafah, describing the humanitarian situation as “disastrous.” The U.S. has been forced to suspend aid by sea after its temporary pier off Gaza's coast was damaged on Tuesday. The civilian deaths have sparked a global outcry, and even within Israel, dissent over the war is spreading. We spoke to a leading Israeli activist about [the clamor, and the possible path to peace](. 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