A humanitarian crisis is looming in Gaza as the UN, Egypt, Israel, and the United States attempt to seek an agreement on the opening of the Rafah border crossing to allow foreign aid to reach refugees in the southern Gaza strip displaced by the Israeli order to evacuate the north of the Palestinian enclave ahead of an expected ground offensive against Hamas militants. EL PAÍS visited the border near Rafah to speak to those trying to flee Gaza, and those who are resigned to remaining despite the dangers. “South or north… there is no difference. The Israeli bombings have the same intensity,” says Awad El Sousi, a Gazan with Spanish citizenship.
This week we also bring you a wide-ranging interview with philosopher John Gray, author of Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals and one of the most widely read political thinkers of recent decades. “Whatever happens in Ukraine, Europe has to understand that Russia is not a solvable problem,” he warns.
And finally, we also visited an archeological site in northern Spain to find out more about a remarkable discovery — the only example of a decorated Roman sandal ever uncovered in the country, deposited in the bottom of a well 2,000 years ago by an apparently well-heeled homeowner during a clean-up attempt.
We hope you enjoy this selection of stories from EL PAIS USA Edition.
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