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McALLEN, Texas — Strong winds spread flames on Sunday and prompted at least one evacuation while airplanes dropped fire retardant over the northern Texas Panhandle as firefighters worked to stop the largest wildfire in state history.
STINNETT, Texas (AP) — As the largest wildfire in Texas history engulfed his town, Danny Phillips was left helpless.
What to know about Texas wildfiresWildfires are spreading across the Taxes Panhandle, threatening towns, forcing evacuations and cutting off power to thousands of homes and businesses.A fire at Smokehouse Creek, north of Amarillo, has burned through 300,000 acres, more than 450 square miles, and was zero percent contained early this morning. The fire is now twice the size it reached Monday.The fires have led to the shutdown and evacuation of a nuclear weapons facility at Pantex out of "an abundance of caution."Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties and urged Texans "to limit activities that could create sparks and take precautions to keep their loved ones safe."Strong winds, unseasonably high temperatures and dry grass are fueling the fires, although rain could arrive tomorrow.
CAIRO, Egypt — Bundled up in layers of blankets at a tent encampment in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, baby Anas Stateh cries out in pain. For weeks, the five-month-old has suffered from a hernia that requires urgent surgery, but the war has made it impossible for his parents to get him the help he needs.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservationists at the National Archives are still working to clean up the building’s rotunda area after a pair of apparent environmental protesters on Wednesday dumped reddish powder on the display case housing the original U.S. Constitution.
What we knowIsraeli special forces have entered the main hospital in southern Gaza, raiding a site where thousands of Palestinians had sought shelter. The Israeli military said that the operation was based on “credible intelligence” that Hamas held captives taken in the Oct. 7 attacks at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis and that bodies of Israeli hostages may be at the site. Gaza’s health ministry confirmed the site had been stormed after the IDF forced the evacuation of civilians.The operation comes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed last night to push forward with his planned invasion of Rafah, saying his army will undertake “powerful action” once civilians have been allowed to flee Gaza’s southernmost city. His comments came amid mounting international concern about the offensive. A trio of key U.S. allies today warned against a “catastrophic” assault.Elsewhere, on a visit to the country’s north, Israel’s military chief said yesterday that his forces will be “ready for war” and “push back all the capabilities” the Hezbollah militant group has across the country’s border with Lebanon. His comments came after IDF strikes killed at least 12 people in Lebanon after a deadly rocket attack inside Israel.Israel also said that Hamas has not put forward any new suggestions for a hostage release and temporary cease-fire deal during discussions in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. Earlier demands from the militant group were dismissed by Netanyahu as “delusional.”More than 28,500 people have been killed in Gaza since the war began, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. More than 68,200 have been injured, and thousands more are missing and presumed dead.Israeli military officials said at least 232 soldiers
Israeli special forces raided the largest hospital in southern Gaza after receiving intelligence that Hamas was keeping the remains of hostages inside the facility Thursday.