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The presumptive nominees took shots at each other in victory statements as thoughts turn to Biden-Trump rematch. Plus, UN experts condemn Israeli ‘massacre’
Good morning,
Joe Biden and Donald Trump largely cruised to easy victories on Super Tuesday, as official confirmation of a rerun of the 2020 presidential race gets closer.
When could Biden secure the Democratic nomination? Biden requires 1,968 delegates. He held 206 going into Super Tuesday, which offered another 1,420. If his sweep continues, the earliest he could secure the nomination would be 19 March – after results from Florida, Illinois, Kansas and Ohio.
When could Trump secure the Republican nomination? Trump requires 1,215 delegates. He held 273 going into Super Tuesday, which offered another 865. The earliest Trump could secure the nomination is also 19 March – after results from Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kansas and Ohio.
What does Haley’s victory in Vermont tell us? Not much. It was her second victory after Washington DC. But the last non-Trump Republican standing no longer has a path to the nomination. She previously lost her home state of South Carolina. Haley hasn’t dropped out yet, but may after Tuesday’s results sink in.
What happened on 29 February? There are conflicting accounts. Witnesses in Gaza and some of the injured said Israeli forces opened fire on the crowd, causing panic. Israel said people died in a crush or were run over by aid lorries (although it admitted its troops had fired on what it called a “mob”). Contradicting Israel’s account, the head of a hospital in Gaza said 80% of injured people brought in had gunshot wounds.
What is the human cost of Israel’s offensive in Gaza? At least 30,717 Palestinians have been killed and 72,156 have been injured since 7 October, Gaza’s health ministry said, including 86 people killed in the past 24 hours.
What is the situation with starvation in Gaza? As hunger rises, at least 15 children have died from malnutrition at just one hospital, Kamal Adwan, in Gaza City. The UN special rapporteur on the right to food, Michael Fakhri, said last week that deliberating starving people amounted to war crimes and genocide under international law.
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