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After more than a year and a half of war, Israel has found itself in an "impossible dilemma" as it tries to defeat Hamas and bring home the remaining hostages, former Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy says.In an interview with Fox News Digital, Levy said that it is crucial that Hamas not remain in power and that it is also vital to save the hostages languishing in tunnels under Gaza."If this war ends with the Hamas regime that perpetrated October 7th still in power, it won't end, it will just pause, and the next war will be a matter of time," Levy said. "Israelis dont want war. We need this war to be over, but we need this war to be over with the total defeat of the Hamas regime, or else this won't be the last Gaza war."PARENTS OF HAMAS HOSTAGES URGE TRUMP TO BE 'TOUGH WITH ENEMIES AND FRIENDS' AMID ISRAELI SIEGE IN GAZAIsrael has faced international criticism over its handling of the war in Gaza, with the U.K., France and Canada releasing a joint statement earlier this month demanding that Jerusalem end its military operations in the Gaza Strip. The U.K. also suspended trade talks with Israel because of Londons objections to the war. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney of being "on the wrong side of humanity.""I think anyone criticizing Israel needs to come up with a better plan for how you remove Hamas from power, because otherwise they're just giving it political power and trying to save [it] from the war that it started," Levy told Fox News Digital.The international community has been pressuring Israel regarding hostage swaps. Jerusalem has been pressured to free Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the release of hostages taken on Oct. 7. Levy acknowledged that while Israel cannot leave the hostages behind, there are valid concerns about these releases."Israel is facing the impossible dilemma because Hamas is demanding the hostage-takers of tomorrow for the hostages of today," Levy said.Levy also called out the international community, saying that most countries would not "pay ransoms to terrorist hostage-takers.""Here's the absurdity of international pressure on Israel to pay a ransom. Most countries don't pay ransoms to terrorist hostage takers because they understand it only incentivizes more hostage taking, it rewards it, it encourages more of it," Levy told Fox News Digital. "Israel has paid a ransom to get hostages out in two cease-fires because we say we know the dangers, we know it's risky, but we've got to get out these poor people who are being starved and tortured and even executed in the dungeons."Levy believes Israel "found itself stymied along the way" as countries that initially backed efforts to defeat Hamas "got cold feet very quickly" as they understood what removing the terror group from power would entail.Looking at the broader picture, Levy wonders if Israel had taken on a different strategy from day one, whether the war would have ended sooner, though he admits it would have meant "defying international pressure."FORMER BIDEN DIPLOMAT SAYS THERE'S 'NO QUESTION' THAT 'FREE PALESTINE' SLOGAN HAS BECOME A CALL FOR VIOLENCE"I do wonder if that had been the strategy from the beginningdefying international pressurethen it's possible the war might have ended sooner," Levy said. "But again, Israel is caught in this impossible bind because there are still hostages who are trapped in Gaza, whom Hamas is threatening to execute if the Israeli army gets anywhere near them to try to rescue them."This is not a new or empty threat. Several former hostages reported being threatened and said they were told that their captors would execute them if Israeli forces got close. Six other former hostages, including American-Israeli Hersh Goldberg-Polin, met this fate when they were fatally shot just before the IDF could reach them.Not all of Israels international counterparts have turned on the Jewish state. Americas approach to Netanyahu shifted as President Donald Trump returned to the White House. While the Biden administration put more pressure on Netanyahu, Trump appears to support Israel doing what it must to end the war.Levy told Fox News Digital that "Israelis definitely got the impression that the Trump administration has Israel's back and is willing to endorse any military strategy that it wants to implement, but there are also signs the Trump administration, you know, may want to wrap this up very quickly."Since Trumps return to the Oval Office, dozens of hostages have been freed, including American-Israelis Keith Siegel, Sagui Dekel-Chen and Edan Alexander.Trying to get the hostages out of harms way while also taking Hamas out of power seem to be conflicting goalssomething Levy acknowledges, saying, "We cannot afford to pay this ransom, but we also can't afford not to pay it."

President Donald Trump asserted on Tuesday that many "bad things" would have befallen Russia if it were not for him, warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin is "playing with fire!""What Vladimir Putin doesnt realize is that if it werent for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia, and I mean REALLY BAD. Hes playing with fire!" Trump declared in the Truth Social post.Trump, who has unsuccessfully been aiming to help broker peace between Russia and Ukraine, unloaded on both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a Sunday Truth Social post.PRO-UKRAINE REPUBLICAN AGREES WITH TRUMP ON CRAZY PUTIN, URGES SECONDARY SANCTIONS & ARMS SUPPORT NOW"Ive always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him. He has gone absolutely CRAZY! He is needlessly killing a lot of people, and Im not just talking about soldiers. Missiles and drones are being shot into Cities in Ukraine, for no reason whatsoever. Ive always said that he wants ALL of Ukraine, not just a piece of it, and maybe thats proving to be right, but if he does, it will lead to the downfall of Russia!" Trump declared in the first part of that post.But Trump's tough talk was not reserved only for the Russian figure he also criticized Zelenskyy.GOP LAWMAKER BLASTS DUMB TRUMP COMMENT ON ZELENSKYY DESPITE PERFECT CRITICISM OF PUTIN"Everything out of his mouth causes problems, I dont like it, and it better stop," Trump declared of the Ukrainian president.Trump has so far failed to achieve his goal of seeing the bloodshed end.In a tweet on Monday, Zelenskyy noted that Ukrainian "air defense forces and rescuers were working all night," noting that Russia's "army launched the largest number of drones against our cities and communities since the beginning of the full-scale war 355 attack UAVs, mostly Shaheds. There were also 9 cruise missiles," he noted.PUTIN REJECTS TRUMP'S VATICAN PUSH AS KREMLIN ACCUSES HIM OF BEING EMOTIONAL: ENVOY KELLOGGCLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"Like any criminal, Russia can only be constrained by force. Only through strength the strength of the United States, of Europe, of all nations that value life can these attacks be stopped and real peace achieved," Zelenskyy declared in the post.

A Maryland congressman has returned to the U.S. from El Salvador having failed in his attempt to meet deported illegal migrant and suspected MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia.Rep. Glenn Ivey said he was "stonewalled" in his efforts to check on the welfare of Abrego Garcia, whose deportation in March has become a deeply polarizing issue for Republicans and Democrats. The Trump administration accuses Abrego Garcia of also being a human trafficker and a wife beater, while Democrats say he is a "Maryland man" who was not given his due process in court before being deported."I was very, not just disappointed, but angry, actually," Ivey told reporters after returning from his trip Tuesday morning.DEM IMMIGRATION TALKING POINTS FIZZLE AS DARK PICTURE OF ABREGO GARCIA EMERGESIvey, who said he did not use taxpayer money to fund his trip, said he had arranged with embassies in the U.S. and in El Salvador to meet Abrego Garcia in prison but was met with bureaucratic hurdles when he got there. Ivey said he was told he had to obtain a permit at a location 90 minutes away, which blocked his plans."And I won't tell you what I said, but I mean, it's ridiculous that an international delegation would get that kind of treatment, especially when we're making this kind of request," Ivey said.WATCH: Democrat Rep. Glenn Ivey fumes he was not allowed access to Kilmar Abrego GarciaHe didnt say if he attempted to get a permit but added that locals also told them no onenot even familieswere getting permits to visit loved ones in detention."It was a clear run around and not a way that a foreign government should be treating the Congress of the United States," he said.Ivey said he wanted to see Abrego Garcia to confirm the detainees condition, location and ensure he receives due process in U.S. courts. Several other Democrats, including Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen, have rushed to meet with Abrego Garcia and decried what they said was a lack of due process extended to him.WHITE HOUSE PHOTO BLUNTLY SHOWS WHERE PARTIES STAND ON IMMIGRATION AMID ABREGO GARCIA DEPORTATIONWhen asked about Abrego Garcia's condition, Ivey told reporters, "Nothing's been confirmed along those lines. We believe he is and we believe he's at Santa Ana. But they didn't confirm that yesterday. So it was kind of a runaround."In a video posted to X on Monday, Ivey wrote that he traveled to the Central American country to visit his "constituent" and called on the government there to "cut the crap."Abrego Garcia was sent in March to El Salvador's notoriously high-security prison equipped to handle violent gang members, known as CECOT, which sparked Van Hollen to lead the surge of Democrats traveling there.The Trump administrationhas repeatedly cited court and police documents showing that the El Salvadoran man was not only in the U.S. illegally, but also connected to the MS-13 gang and that his wife had sounded the alarm to police about his violence.Court records show Abrego Garcia's wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, filed a protective order against her husband in August 2020. The order said their shared son and stepchildren needed protection from Abrego Garcia, accusing him of verbal and physical abuse against her and mental abuse against her children.Some Democrats and left-wing media have characterized Abrego Garcia as a "family man" who was wrongly deported back in March and the following weeks.Ivey, meanwhile, also railed over what he said were more than 250 Venezuelans jailed in El Salvador after deportation from the U.S., claiming that around 50 of them have no criminal records and were sent to a country where they have no pending offenses."That's un-American. That's not what we should be doing," Ivey said.Fox News Emma Colton contributed to this report.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders disputed a post on social media that said he had purchased a luxury vehicle after signing his rookie contract with the organization.A video posted on X showed a "custom Rolls-Royce" on a flatbed tow truck being delivered to a house. It is unclear whose home was in the video. For a split-second, Sanders face showed up on a phone.The vehicle was reportedly worth $500,000.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMAs the clips went viral, Sanders put the rumors to rest."Another lie. Im focused on my team not a car purchase!" he wrote in a post on X.Sanders agreed to a four-year contract with the Browns after Cleveland selected him in the fifth round of the NFL Draft in April. He was predicted to be a first-round pick as high as No. 2 before his slide, which garnered national attention.GIANTS' JAXSON DART BALKS AT BUYING PREFERRED JERSEY NUMBER FROM TEAMMATE, SUGGESTS PRICE TAG WAS 'TOO MUCH'He is set to make more than $4.6 million over the course of the deal with an average annual value of just over $1.1 million, according to Spotrac. He will reportedly earn $840,000 as his base in 2025. Sanders has already gotten to work this spring as he is no sure shot to make the 53-man roster once training camp is over.He was asked back on May 10 how he was able to block out the attention and media scrutiny."By doing what my dad raised me to do since I was like five years old," he said. "You know, Ive seen it, Ive seen what he was able to do. And I have a lot of great resources and mentors, you know, to keep me on the right track and especially coming to this building, we have great coaches in the building able to, you know, keep me focused, keep me in a straight, narrow line."Cleveland has four healthy quarterbacks on the roster, including Sanders, Dillon Gabriel, Joe Flacco and Dillon Gabriel. Deshaun Watson is unlikely to play in 2025.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Democrats are spending $20 million on a study examining how to speak to "American men" after losing ground with the demographic during the 2024 election cycle, The New York Times revealed."Speaking with American Men: A Strategic Plan" is a $20 million project crafted by Democrats to "study the syntax, language and content that gains attention and virality in these spaces" of male voters, the Times reported Sunday.Known as "SAM," the study will specifically examine young male voters and how the party can connect with the demographic. Additionally, the study advised rolling out pro-Democrat ads in video games.The study's revelation was made in an overarching article detailing the uphill battle Democrats face after the 2024 election, which included Democrats scrambling to replace former President Joe Biden as the nominee with just more than 100 days left in the election cycle and ultimately delivering all seven battleground states to President Donald Trump."The Democratic Partys tarnished image could not come at a more inopportune moment," the article detailed. "In this era of political polarization, the national partys brand is more important and influential than ever, often driving the outcomes of even the most local of races."DEMOCRATIC PARTY SCRAMBLES TO FIX IMAGE AS MEMBERS ACKNOWLEDGE PARTY 'LOST CREDIBILITY'In response, Democrat operatives and donors have gathered at swank hotels to craft plans on how to draw back the working class and male voters, the Times reported.Trump made big in-roads with the male vote during the 2024 election cycle. A Fox News Voter Survey published in November 2024 found that men aged 1844 supported Trump at 53%, compared to former Vice President Kamala Harris 45%.While The Associated Press found that more than half of male voters under the age of 30 voted for Trump instead of Harris including roughly six-in-10 White male voters supporting Trump about one-third of Black male voters supported Trump, as did about 50% of young Latino male voters.Trump's support among young Black and Latino male voters jumped by about 20% compared to his 2020 support, the AP reported.Democratic strategist Michael Ceraso told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that he does not take issue with Democrats investing in voter engagement strategies but added that he found it "hilarious" that "people in suits are hanging out at luxury hotels asking how they can talk to day-to-day Americans.""We're having an issue with the messenger more than the message," Ceraso said, arguing that voters support longstanding Democratic policies such as affordable housing, but that "Democrats just need to take a reality check" on how they convey their messaging to voters."I just don't understand how, after all these years and all these Democrats who've been in the game, how we continue to make those same choices," he added. "Like Rahm Emmanuel, or all these sort of big names, they're just like, 'Yeah, we're going to figure out how to win in, you know, rural North Carolina by hanging out in a New York hotel.' That makes no sense to me. And strategically, I don't care how much money you spend on focus groups, if you're doing that, you're just negating any type of investment you're putting into how to have a conversation with voters."Democrats spending millions studying American male "syntax" sparked condemnation from conservatives and Democrats alike on social media, Fox News Digital found.FETTERMAN HITS PARTY'S LOSSES AMONG YOUNG MALE VOTERS: 'IT'S UNDENIABLE THAT DEMOCRATS HAVE LOST A LOT'"Democratic donors treating men like an endangered species on a remote island they need to study probably wont rebuild trust," MSNBC contributor Rotimi Adeoy posted to X in response to the Times' report. "This kind of top-down, anthropological approach misses the point: people dont want to be decoded, they want to be understood and met where they are.""The idea that you can "fix" the male voter problem that exists with Black, Latino, and white men by spending $20 million to study their syntax like theyre a foreign culture is exactly why theres a disconnect," Adeoy continued. "These voters arent a research subject. Theyre citizens."Chief political analyst at the Liberal Patriot, Michael Baharaeen, posted to X, "This really says it all," in response to a tweet quoting the article regarding how "Democratic donors and strategists have been gathering at luxury hotels to discuss how to win back working-class voters, commissioning new projects that can read like anthropological studies of people from faraway places.""The fact that Democrats need to drop $20 million just to figure out how to speak to American men tells you everything you need to know. This is the same move they pull on black people. They don't care about you they only care about your vote!" conservative podcaster DeVory Darkins posted to X.CRINGEWORTHY PRO-HARRIS AD SHOWCASING MALE SUPPORT FEATURES PROFESSIONAL ACTORS"Democratic donors are planning to spend $20 million to figure out how to talk to dudes," polster Frank Luntz posted to X.A handful of critics reposted a video from the 2024 campaign cycle that featured men declaring they were "man enough" to support Harris for president. The grassroots ad went viral in October 2024 as social media commenters panned it as "the cringiest political ad ever created" and pointed out it was created by a former producer for Jimmy Kimmel and featured actors vowing support for Harris.The video featured six self-described manly men who claimed they were so masculine that they ate "carburetors for breakfast" and were not "afraid of bears," while adding they also do not fear women and would support Harris for the Oval Office.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"Remember the month before the election and Democrats tried to relate to men?. Now theyre trying again spending $20 million," one social media commenter posted this week, accompanied by the October 2024 video.

The U.S.s chief adversaries, Russia, North Korea and China, all of which are nuclear-armed nations, have condemned President Donald Trumps space-based defensive plan he dubbed the "Golden Dome" as "dangerous" and a threat to global stability.The president discussed his $175 billion plan, which will use satellites and other technologies to detect and intercept a missile strike "even if they are launched from other sides of the world," Trump said last week.The defensive plan, though it is believed to be years away before being fully operational despite Trumps three-year goal mark, sparked stiff backlash from the U.S.s top competitors, who took direct aim at what they called Trumps "arrogance."HEGSETH DENIES CHINA'S CLAIM THAT GOLDEN DOME IS OFFENSIVE: PROTECTING THE HOMELANDNorth Koreas foreign ministry, whose leader shared an uncommonly cordial relationship with Trump during his first term, called it the equivalent of an"outer space nuclear war scenario" that supports the administrations strategy for "uni-polar domination."According to local media outlets, the ministry on Tuesday said it was a "typical product of America first, the height of self-righteousness, arrogance, high-handed and arbitrary practice."The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digitals questions regarding the reactions to the plan, intended to resemble Israels "Iron Dome" defensive capability.TRUMP UNVEILS GOLDEN DOME MISSILE SHIELD, BLINDSIDES KEY SENATORSBut the North Korean foreign ministry claimed the defensive strategy was actually an "attempt to militarize outer space" and "preemptively attain military superiority in an all-round way."Similarly, on Tuesday, Russian foreign minister Maria Zakharova said the strategy would undermine the basis of strategic stability by creating a global missile defense system, reported Reuters.But her comments were not the first time Moscow aligned its condemnation of the "Golden Dome" as it issued a joint statement with China earlier this month after Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping met for formal talks in Russia.The duo called the plan "deeply destabilizing" and claimed it erodes the "inseparable interrelationship between strategic offensive arms andstrategic defensive arms."They also argued that it would turn "outer space into anenvironment forplacing weapons andanarena forarmed confrontation."Russia has remained relatively muted in its response following Trumps Oval Office discussion on the Golden Dome, which came just two days after Trump held a two-hour phone call with Putin.But China reiterated its objection to the plan, and following Trumps announcement on it, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ningsaid last week, "The project will heighten the risk of turning space into a war zone and creating a space arms race, and shake the international security and arms control system."Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has rejected the claims that the plan could be viewed as an "offensive" strategy and told Fox News Digital, "All we care about is protecting the homeland."Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.

California's track and field state championship is getting a last-minute tweak in its eligibility rules after President Donald Trump called out a transgender athlete controversy that's rocking the Golden State.The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) provided a statement to Fox News Digital on Tuesday, just hours after Trump sent a Truth Social post threatening to withhold federal funding from the state, announcing the change. The competition will now include biologically female athletes that missed out on qualifying for the competition that may have placed higher were it not for a trans athlete's participation.The federation claims it came to the decision at the end of this past weekend's CIF Masters Qualifiers round, days before Trump's statement. The statement also refers to the female competitors as "biological female student-athlete."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"The CIF values all of our student-athletes and we will continue to uphold our mission of providing students with the opportunity to belong, connect, and compete while complying with California law and Education Code. With this in mind, the CIF will be implementing a pilot entry process for the 2025 CIF State Track and Field Championships," the statement read."Under this pilot entry process, any biological female student-athlete who would have earned the next qualifying mark for one of their Section's automatic qualifying entries in the CIF State meet, and did not achieve the CIF State at-large mark in the finals at their Section meet, was extended an opportunity to participate in the 2025 CIF State Track and Field Championships. The CIF believes this pilot entry process achieves the participation opportunities we seek to afford our student-athletes."The CIF is already under a federal Title IX investigation by the U.S. Department of Education.This change will result in at least two competitors qualifying to compete for the state title after falling just shy of the typical qualification threshold on Saturday. A trans-identified athlete competing as a girl for Jurupa Valley High School took first place in the triple jump and long jump on Saturday.Trump did not identify the name of the school or athlete involved in the situation in his Truth Social post.The Jurupa Unified School district has provided a statement to Fox News Digital addressing the president's recent post.TEEN GIRLS OPEN UP ON TRANS-ATHLETE SCANDAL THAT TURNED THEIR HIGH SCHOOL INTO CULTURE WAR BATTLEGROUND"JUSD is required to follow both California law and CIF policy regarding school athletics. Both state law and CIF policy currently require that students be permitted to participate in athletic teams and competitions consistent with their gender identity, irrespective of the gender listed on the pupil's records. We remain committed to following the law as written and ensuring that all students are granted the rights afforded to them in a safe and welcoming environment," the statement read.The office for California Governor Gavin Newsom, who previously admitted he thought biological males competing in girls' sports was "deeply unfair," praised the CIF's revised policy in a statement to Fox News Digital."CIF's proposed pilot is a reasonable, respectful way to navigate a complex issue without compromising competitive fairness a model worth pursuing. The Governor is encouraged by this thoughtful approach," the statement read.After Trump signed the "No Men's in Women's Sports" executive order on Feb. 5, the CIF was one of the first high school sports leagues in the country to announce it would not follow the order, and instead comply with California's state law.The CIF came under scrutiny two weeks ago when Fox News Digital reported that CIF officials allegedly made girls' athletes take off their "Protect Girls Sports" t-shirts at a sectional qualifier. The federation acknowledged the incident to Fox News Digital."Per the CIF Southern Section Playoff Bulletin, all athletes must be dressed in proper, school issued, track uniforms. The student-athletes were asked to comply with this while in the on-field event area, as they were wearing said shirts over their school-issued uniform," the CIF said in a statement at the time.The U.S. Department of Education then sent a warning to the state over the situation via an exclusive statement to Fox News Digital on May 15 ahead of the Jurupa Valley's trans athlete competing in the sectional final.TRUMP THREATENS TO PULL FEDERAL FUNDING FROM CALIFORNIA OVER TRANS ATHLETE CONTROVERSY AT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP"CIFs and Jurupa Valley High Schools apparent flouting of federal civil rights law by allowing a male athlete to compete in a female California track and field [Southern Sectional Division 3 Final] this Saturday, and the alleged retaliation against the girls who are protesting this, is indefensible," Julie Hartman, a Department of Education spokeswoman, told Fox News Digital."We will not allow institutions to trample upon womens civil rights. OCRs investigation into CIF continues with vigor."After losing to the trans athlete in long jump at the sectional final, La Canada High School's Katie McGuiness urged the CIF to quickly change its policy during an interview on Fox News' "America Reports.""I have nothing against this athlete as a person and I have nothing against the trans community," McGuiness said. "My message today is really specifically to CIF and for them to act quickly and in a timely manner, because this is a really time-sensitive issue."Trans athletes have been allowed to compete as women and girls since 2014, when a law called AB 1266 went into effect, after passing in 2013.The law has enabled several controversial incidents involving trans athletes in girls' and women's sports in the state over the last year.These include the San Jose State women's volleyball scandal that prompted a lawsuit against the school and state for restoring biological male Blaire Fleming without informing the rest of the female players, and a lawsuit against the Riverside Unified School District for giving a girls' cross-country roster spot to a trans athlete while scolding students for wearing "Save Girls Sports" t-shirts.Meanwhile, Trump and his administration have put most of their attention involving countering the trans-athlete wave into Maine. A Department of Justice lawsuit against Governor Janet Mills, multiple temporary funding pauses and a Supreme Court case involving state lawmaker Laurel Libby being censured for calling out a minor trans athlete who won a girls' pole vault competition in February, has rocked the New England state for months.But now, Trump has turned his eye to California, and the CIF is already working on accommodations to the backlash in the midst of its current spring track championship controversy.Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

At least five are dead and six are missing Tuesday following a massive explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China.Videos captured in the wake of the blast at the Gaomi Youdao Chemical Co. facility in Weifang showed huge columns of smoke rising into the sky.The blast was powerful enough to knock out windows at a warehouse more than two milesaway, according to the Associated Press.A student at a school about 1,000 yards away from the plant told state-run news site The Paper that he heard one explosion and saw dirt-yellow smoke, tainted with redness, rising from the plant. He said there was a funny smell, and all students were given a mask and told not to remove it.HEGSETH DENIES CHINAS CLAIM THAT GOLDEN DOME IS OFFENSIVE: PROTECTING THE HOMELANDThe cause of the explosion was not immediately clear.At least five people were dead and 19 were injured, local emergency management authorities said.Gaomi Youdao Chemical Co. manufactures pesticides as well as chemicals for medical use, and has more than 500 employees, according to corporate registration records.More than 230 first responders went to the site of the blast.The incident took place less than two weeks after the National Ministry of Emergency Management held a workshop on preventing and controlling risks in the chemical industry, as Beijing urged officials at chemical industrial parks to boost their capabilities in "managing hazardous chemicals."TRUMP REVERSES COURSE ON MIDDLE EAST TECH POLICY, BUT WILL IT BE ENOUGH TO COUNTER CHINA?Last year, the chemical plant was cited for "safety risks" at least twice, but in September it was praised by the Weifang Emergency Management Bureau for resolving those matters.Officials at the plant identified more than 800 safety hazards in the first eight months of 2024 and rectified all of them, the bureau said, according to the AP.A warehouse complex storing large amounts of hazardous chemicals caught fire and exploded in Tianjin in 2015, leaving 173 dead or missing.In 2019, 78 people were killed in a blast at a chemical plant in Yancheng in Chinas eastern coastal province of Jiangsu.The Associated Press contributed to this report.

NEW POLICY: United Airlines updates the domestic check-in times to 45 minutes before departure for passengers starting June 3.SWEET DECEPTION: Excess sugar accelerates aging, affecting skin, brain health and causing inflammation, say experts.GROCERY WARNING: A 41% rise in food recalls in 2024 highlights the risk of salmonella, E. coli and listeria in common items.ON THE ROAD AGAIN From cleaning putty to car seat hooks, this list includes clever and affordable solutions to help keep your car clean and organized. Continue readingCALLING ALL CROSSWORD PUZZLE LOVERS! Play our Fox News daily crossword puzzle for free here! And not just one check out the multiple offerings.See the puzzles...FacebookInstagramYouTubeTwitterLinkedInFox News FirstFox News OpinionFox News LifestyleFox News AutosFox News HealthFox BusinessFox WeatherFox SportsTubiFox News GoFox Nation