Food aid is moldering in warehouses in Jordan, the main hub for humanitarian aid to Gaza. Other foods and medicines are loaded on trucks that have waited for months at Israeli border crossings.
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Hundreds of writers call for Gaza ceasefire and aid
More than 300 writers from the UK and Ireland have signed a letter calling for immediate aid and a ceasefire in Gaza.
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Netanyahu says Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar has been killed by Israeli forces
Speaking on Wednesday in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, Netanyahu said that Sinwar was killed in an Israeli airstrike, but did not provide specifics.
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U.S. Ambassador Huckabee is ‘outraged’ at European leaders for condemning Israel
In an interview with NPR, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said the U.K., Canada and France were “blaming the wrong perpetrator,” and that Hamas is responsible for the suffering in Gaza.
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Israel holds ceasefire talks with Hamas, as new ground operation in Gaza begins
Israel and Hamas have entered the most substantive negotiations in months in Qatar. The talks come amid intense Israeli airstrikes that have killed more than 500 Palestinians in the past five days.
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More than 100 Palestinians are killed in Gaza in a day of Israeli airstrikes
It has been a deadly week of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza.
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Trump touts ‘freedom zone’ plan for Gaza in Qatar as ceasefire talks stall
President Trump is visiting Qatar and the U.A.E. after inking big weapons and tech deals in Saudi Arabia. So far, his trip hasn’t seemed to push forward chances for a ceasefire in Gaza.
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Dozens are killed in overnight airstrikes on southern Gaza city, hospital says
It was the second night of heavy bombing, after airstrikes Wednesday on northern and southern Gaza killed dozens of people, including almost two dozen children.
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The U.S. has a plan for getting food into Gaza. Top aid groups object to the idea
The proposed solution would only provide food and aid to around 60 percent of Gaza’s civilians initially, according to a copy of the proposal reviewed by NPR.
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Israel plans new control of food and supplies in Gaza
The United Nations and major groups currently running aid operations in Gaza, briefed by Israel on the plans, said they would not cooperate with the plans.
