ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Shutterstock).

Promising to “finish the job” and completely defeat Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said that the new military offensive in Gaza will be wider than previously announced.

The Associated Press is reporting that the military will seek to not only eliminate Hamas strongholds in Gaza City but to do the same to other such camps in the Gaza area.

Currently, the areas cited are also the location of over 500,000 refugees from the fighting between the Israeli military and Hamas militias.

While Netanyahu has promised the establishment of “safe zones,” such areas have been hit by bombs in the past.

Whose maps are better?


The system that California uses to draw congressional and other legislative districts hasn’t made Republicans happy, but what comes next could be worse for the GOP.

REDISTRICTING can be highly political (Shutterstock).

According to The New York Times, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to redraw California’s maps to offset the “gerrymandered” proposal for Texas would leave them with fewer seats in Congress than at present.

In an effort to shore up the slim Republican edge in the U.S. House of Representatives, Texas’s large Republican majority is seeking to re-district and eliminate several Democratic-held seats.

But California and Illinois – where Democrats are in control – may turn the tables and eliminate GOP-held seats, potentially giving liberals control of the House. That’s crucial because all spending bills must originate in the lower house and it revives the possibility of a third impeachment of President Donald Trump.

Padres close in on Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers (68-50) saw their lead in the National League West League shrink to two games as they lost 5-4 to the Toronto Blue Jays at home while the second place San Diego Padres (66-52) defeated the Boston Red Sox 6-2 on Sunday.

Shohei Ohtani hit his 41st home run of 2025 while Freddie Freeman hit his 14th round-tripper.

The Los Angeles Angels (56-62) fell behind early 7-0 to the Detroit Tigers on the road and ended up losing 9-5.

The Halos got homers from Nolan Schanuel (his 14th) and Luis Rengifo (7th). They remain in fourth place in the American League West.

Weather: Cooling trend moving in

It’s not yet time from sweaters, but the temperatures in our West Orange County cities are cooling from the low 80s into the high- and-mid 70s. The forecast calls for a daytime high of 79 on Monday with morning clouds and afternoon soon. Tuesday will be similar at with a high of 78. Wednesday should be 78 and partly cloudy while Thursday is predicted to be 77 and partly cloudy. Evening lows should be 66 each day.