New York Times tech executive fatally shot by in-laws, police say
Jonathan McKinsey, who was the director of engineering for New York Times Games, was gunned down by his elderly in-laws in a parking lot on Saturday in California, police said. Matt Gutman reports.
A year after the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect, the New York Times reported that Israel has established and expanded its military presence in the Gaza Strip. Analysts, diplomats, and residents in Gaza suggest that Israel's actions since the ceasefire are solidifying a permanent division of the territory: an enlarged Israeli-controlled area and a smaller region under Hamas administration, which currently houses the majority of Gaza's two million residents.
The US-backed ceasefire, which began in October 2025, allocated roughly half of the Strip to Israeli control.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed in May that Israeli forces now control approximately 60 percent of Gaza. Despite the possibility of withdrawing if progress in the ceasefire agreement is made, Israel's military actions seem to be stalling. Hamas and US officials announced in July that they had reached an agreement on laying down arms, but Netanyahu refused to withdraw without "genuine disarmament."
The Israeli military asserts that the construction of its bases in Gaza is justified by its defensive doctrine, operational requirements, and the ceasefire agreement; the objective is to safeguard Israeli forces and neighboring Israeli communities. In addition to military outposts, Israeli forces have set up roadblocks, erected earthen berms, and restricted access to areas within the Strip.
Satellite imagery showed new Israeli positions along the "Yellow Line," while Israeli forces have demolished thousands of buildings in areas under their control since the truce started—part of operations aimed at dismantling Hamas's tunnel network.
According to the UN Human Rights Office, around 80 percent of homes in Gaza have been destroyed or damaged. At least 196 Palestinians—18 women and 43 children—have been killed near the "Yellow Line" since the ceasefire.
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