Axios

Israel's bombardment of Gaza in the six months since the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack has flattened buildings, decimated agricultural land, and destroyed critical infrastructure in the Strip to such a degree that rebuilding its economy could take decades, per a UN report.

The big picture: Strikes have hit every population center along the Strip, killing more than 33,000 people, and displacing about 85% of Gaza's population.

Chef José Andrés called the Israeli airstrike that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers last week "unforgivable," per an ABC interview that aired Sunday.

The big picture: Following the attack, the U.S. is now putting more pressure on Israel, and President Biden, "outraged" over the killing, pushed Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to engage in an "immediate ceasefire."

Instead of going outside and looking to the sky during the total solar eclipse on April 8, some will stay inside with the curtains closed.

The big picture: For centuries, people have turned to rituals and mythology to honor and make sense of the solar eclipse.

NASA has funded at least five research projects during the upcoming total solar eclipse.

Why it matters: The observations will help researchers understand the myriad ways the Sun influences Earth and the life upon it.

Sunday marks six months since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing some 1,200 people and taking more than 240 others hostage — of which over 130 remain in captivity.

• The Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war is over 32,000. Among those killed in Gaza are 196 aid workers, including seven World Central Kitchen workers who died in an Israeli air strike last Monday.

GUANGZHOU, China—The U.S. and China committed to hold more talks about key threats to the global economy, including the risk of a glut of cheap China-made goods that the Biden administration warns will slam American companies.

Why it matters: That agreement is the immediate result of hours-long meetings between Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her counterpart in China—a very minor step aimed at cooling tensions around overproduction concerns.