the white house national security council said: speaking in brussels earlier, us secretary of state antony blinken outlined what was expressed in that phone call. the president emphasised that the strikes on humanitarian workers and the overall humanitarian situation are unacceptable. he made clear the need for israel to announce a series of specific, concrete and measurable steps to address civilian harm, humanitarian suffering and the safety of aid workers. he made clear that us policy with respect to gaza will be determined by our assessment of israel s immediate action on these steps. he underscored as well that an immediate ceasefire is essential to stabilise and improve the humanitarian situation and protect innocent civilians and he urged netanyahu to empower his negotiators to conclude a deal without delay to bring the hostages home. no aid trucks have entered northern gaza since the israeli strike on humanitarian aid workers on monday. un officials have accused israe
of aiding and assisting an international wrongful act. the prime minister rishi sunak is already facing growing cross party pressure, after seven aid workers were killed in an air strike. our diplomatic coreespondent james landale has the story. the air strikes that killed international aid workers in gaza have prompted global condemnation, and now they re shaping political choices. more than 600 lawyers have written to the government, urging it to suspend arms sales to israel, because they believe there is a risk it s breaking international law. they said, serious action is needed to avoid uk complicity in grave breaches of international law, including potential violation of the genocide convention. to continue the sale of weapons and weapon system to israel falls significantly short of your government s obligations under international law. the whole framework of international law, governing war, it dictates that the fact that you have been provoked and attacked, howev
Legends & Legacies
The Highland Tunnel entrance on Castle Creek in the 1960s Aspen’s longest tunnel. Willoughby collection
Aspen’s longest tunnels, and those with longevity, had several things in common. Most of their length was driven after 1900, all of them were designed to tap ore at the lowest possible tunnel level that could exit to the outside and they drained water from workings above.
The longest tunnel on the face of Aspen Mountain was the Durant. It exited near the Aspen Alps not far from the eastern edge of Little Nell. It was best known, until a cave-in blocked it almost at its entrance, as the tunnel that took you to the underground waterfall, a favorite of Aspen teenagers for decades.