Wednesday Briefing: Israel entered southern Gaza’s largest city

Plus, Moody’s lowered China’s credit rating outlook. 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We’re covering heavy combat in southern Gaza and Moody’s lower credit rating outlook for China. Plus, Mexico’s latest pop music phenomenon. [Several doctors in scrubs help an injured woman as she walks through a crowd.] Injured Palestinians arriving at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis yesterday. Yousef Masoud for The New York Times Israeli forces enter southern Gaza’s largest city Israeli troops were fighting in the heart of Khan Younis, southern Gaza’s largest city, a military commander said yesterday, [describing some of the heaviest combat of the two-month war](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnUhpjP4RJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMy8xMi8wNS93b3JsZC9pc3JhZWwtaGFtYXMtd2FyLWdhemEtbmV3cy9ib21iYXJkbWVudC1pbnRlbnNpZmllcy1hcy1pc3JhZWwtY2xvc2VzLWluLW9uLXNvdXRoZXJuLWdhemE_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMxMjA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTM5NCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE4MDEmc21pZD11cmwtc2hhcmUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVpY5VvZRKXJCdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). After days of warning civilians to leave the city, Israeli forces stepped up their attacks overnight. Intense bombing was heard yesterday from inside Nasser Hospital, the city’s largest medical facility, where many Palestinians who have sought shelter were sleeping in hallways. The push into the south comes after a seven-day cease-fire ended Friday, and weeks after Israeli forces invaded northern Gaza. Israel is under increasing international pressure not to repeat the level of civilian deaths and physical destruction inflicted in the north, but reports from Gaza show no change in the intensity of the military operations or resulting casualties. The U.N. office for humanitarian aid said that the period from Sunday to Monday afternoon “saw some of the heaviest shelling in Gaza so far.” As a result of the renewed fighting, Gaza’s humanitarian crisis [is deteriorating by the hour](~/AAAAAQA~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), the World Health Organization said. More on Khan Younis: The city was densely populated before the war, and it has become more crowded as people have fled the north. [Conditions there are grim](~/AAAAAQA~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), with little access to running water or sanitation. Europe: The war in Gaza and the polarization it is causing internationally are creating [a “huge” risk of terrorist attacks in the E.U.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnUhpjP4QdAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTIvMDUvd29ybGQvbWlkZGxlZWFzdC9pc3JhZWwtaGFtYXMtZXUtdGVycm9yLWNocmlzdG1hcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMTIwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkzOTQmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxODAxJnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaWOVb2USlyQnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), the bloc’s commissioner for home affairs said. News coverage: Reporting inside Gaza is extremely challenging right now. Here’s [how The New York Times is covering the war.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnUhpjP4QXAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2FydGljbGUvaG93LXRoZS10aW1lcy1pcy1jb3ZlcmluZy10aGUtaXNyYWVsLWhhbWFzLXdhci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMTIwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkzOTQmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxODAxJnNtaWQ9dXJsLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaWOVb2USlyQnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [A soldier in camouflage fires a weapon in the distance as two other soldiers face away.] Ukrainian soldiers firing toward Bakhmut last week. Tyler Hicks/The New York Times Zelensky canceled a session with U.S. senators before aid vote President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine [canceled plans yesterday to make a direct, last-ditch appeal to U.S. senators](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnUhpjP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTIvMDUvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvdWtyYWluZS1haWQtemVsZW5za3ktY29uZ3Jlc3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzEyMDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5Mzk0Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTgwMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWljlW9lEpckJ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) for tens of billions of dollars more in emergency military aid. Zelensky had planned to speak to senators in a classified briefing via confidential video call, a day before a vote that was expected to show growing opposition in Congress for continuing to fund the war effort. “Something happened at the last minute,” Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the majority leader, said yesterday, announcing the change in plans without giving further explanation. Zelensky’s remarks were part of an effort by Democrats and the White House to wear down Republican resistance to a bill that would provide more than $61 billion for Ukraine. Ukraine urgently needs more ammunition and other weapons to try to turn the tide on the battlefield. The alternative would be “catastrophic,” Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Zelensky, said yesterday. [A housing project under construction in China including several tall towers, clad in blue scaffolding, in various stages of completion.] Troubles in China’s giant real estate sector are weighing heavily on the economy. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg Moody’s lowers China’s credit rating outlook In another blow to China’s economy, the credit ratings agency Moody’s [cut its view of the country’s finances to negative](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnUhpjP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wNS9idXNpbmVzcy9jaGluYS1kZWJ0LW1vb2R5cy1vdXRsb29rLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMxMjA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTM5NCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE4MDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVpY5VvZRKXJCdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), saying it was concerned about the potential cost of local government bailouts. Moody’s warned that the economy was settling into slower growth as its enormous property sector was beginning to shrink. At the same time, Moody’s reaffirmed its overall A1 credit rating for the Chinese government. Xi asserts control: The Communist Party released a document that made clear that it expected banks, pension funds, insurers and other financial organizations in China to follow Marxist principles and [pay obedience to Xi Jinping, China’s leader.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnUhpjP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wNS9idXNpbmVzcy9jaGluYS1maW5hbmNlLXhpLWppbnBpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzEyMDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5Mzk0Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTgwMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWljlW9lEpckJ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Evergrande’s crash: Blame for a property developer’s downfall has been placed on Chinese lending policies, but questionable accounting and poor corporate oversight [had already sent the company careening toward catastrophe](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnUhpjP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTIvMDUvYnVzaW5lc3MvY2hpbmEtZXZlcmdyYW5kZS1kZWZhdWx0LWRlYnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzEyMDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5Mzk0Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTgwMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWljlW9lEpckJ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). 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Other Big Stories - Evan Gershkovich, a journalist for The Wall Street Journal, is still [awaiting trial in Russia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnUhpjP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTIvMDQvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL2V2YW4tZ2Vyc2hrb3ZpY2gtcnVzc2lhLWRldGFpbmVkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMxMjA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTM5NCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE4MDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVpY5VvZRKXJCdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) on a spying charge that he, his newspaper and the U.S. government deny. - A new report found that [New York is gaining millionaires](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnUhpjP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTIvMDUvbnlyZWdpb24vbnljLXdvcmtpbmctY2xhc3MtdGF4LXJpY2guaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzEyMDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5Mzk0Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTgwMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWljlW9lEpckJ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) while lower-income families are being forced to leave. - The [math performance of U.S. teenagers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnUhpjP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wNS91cy9tYXRoLXNjb3Jlcy1wYW5kZW1pYy1waXNhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMxMjA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTM5NCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE4MDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVpY5VvZRKXJCdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) has sharply declined since 2018 and ranks well behind students in Australia, Singapore and South Korea, results from a global exam showed. A Morning Read [In a black and white image, Jimmy Stewart lies on a couch wearing a suit and reading a script. ] John Swope/Getty Images The sleep and meditation app Calm has released a new bedtime story told by Jimmy Stewart, the beloved actor who starred in “It’s a Wonderful Life.” But the voice is not from Stewart, who died in 1997. It is [a version of his signature drawl generated by artificial intelligence](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnUhpjP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wNS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2NhbG0tamltbXktc3Rld2FydC1haS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMTIwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkzOTQmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxODAxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaWOVb2USlyQnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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Artists have tapped into “the relationship with violence, the relationship with the street, with politics, with what’s happening with fashion.” While artists can draw thousands of young fans across the world, back home, [they often find themselves in contested territory](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnUhpjP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTIvMDUvYXJ0cy9tdXNpYy9jb3JyaWRvcy10dW1iYWRvcy1wZXNvLXBsdW1hLW1leGljby5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMTIwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkzOTQmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxODAxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaWOVb2USlyQnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), where the drug war isn’t a dramatic fantasy but a bloody daily reality. Concerts have been canceled over security threats, and Tijuana recently banned corridos tumbados in all public spaces with fines up to $70,000. RECOMMENDATIONS [Two plates hold paprika chicken quarters with tomates and peppers.] Christopher Testani for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Eugene Jho. Cook: This easy-to-make [sheet-pan paprika chicken with tomatoes and parmesan](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnUhpjP4QVAWh0dHBzOi8vY29va2luZy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9yZWNpcGVzLzEwMjA1Njctc2hlZXQtcGFuLXBhcHJpa2EtY2hpY2tlbi13aXRoLXRvbWF0b2VzLWFuZC1wYXJtZXNhbj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzEyMDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5Mzk0Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTgwMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWljlW9lEpckJ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) is festive. Read: “Orbital” follows a day in the life of six international astronauts [circling Earth on a space station.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnUhpjP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTIvMDUvYm9va3MvcmV2aWV3L29yYml0YWwtc2FtYW50aGEtaGFydmV5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmFlXzIwMjMxMjA1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTM5NCZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWFzaWEtcGFjaWZpYy1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTE4MDEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVpY5VvZRKXJCdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Laugh: Our critic listed [the best stand-up comedy of 2023](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnUhpjP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTIvMDUvYXJ0cy90ZWxldmlzaW9uL2Jlc3QtY29tZWR5LW9mLTIwMjMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD03JmVtYz1lZGl0X21iYWVfMjAyMzEyMDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5Mzk0Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtYXNpYS1wYWNpZmljLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTgwMSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWljlW9lEpckJ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) for you to watch. Cope: Women get more headaches than men do. [Here’s what we know](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnUhpjP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8wNS93ZWxsL2xpdmUvaGVhZGFjaGVzLXdvbWVuLWNhdXNlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJhZV8yMDIzMTIwNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkzOTQmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1hc2lhLXBhY2lmaWMtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxODAxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaWOVb2USlyQnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). 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