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washingtontimes.com | Wafaa Shurafa |Jamey Keaten |Sarah El Deeb
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — International aid agencies warned Friday that Israeli plans to control aid distribution in Gaza, including a U.S.-backed proposal, will only increase suffering and death in the devastated Palestinian territory, calling on Israel to lift its blockade on food and other supplies, now in its third month.
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argus-press.com | Wafaa Shurafa |Jamey Keaten |Sarah El Deeb
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — International aid agencies warned Friday that Israeli plans to control aid distribution in Gaza, including a U.S.-backed proposal, will only increase suffering and death in the devastated Palestinian territory, calling on Israel to lift its blockade on food and other supplies, now in its third month. The U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, said the new U.S.-devised aid system would be launched soon, urging the U.N. and other aid groups to participate.
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castanet.net | Bruce Schreiner |Todd Richmond |Wafaa Shurafa |Samy Magdy
In solidly Republican Kentucky, resistance to President Donald Trump's trade wars has sprung up from a cross-section of key business sectors, GOP Sen. Rand Paul said Monday. Paul said he's heard concerns from agriculture, the auto sector, bourbon production, home building and package shipping in response to Trump's aggressive use of tariffs. Paul — among the few GOP senators willing to challenge Trump on tariffs — met with a group of Louisville business leaders on Monday.
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castanet.net | Todd Richmond |Wafaa Shurafa |Samy Magdy |Tia Goldenberg
A stalemate between President Donald Trump and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker that threatened a $1.2 billion plan to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes appears to have been settled after the Trump administration offered assurances it will cover its share of the costs.
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businessmirror.com.ph | Wafaa Shurafa |Jamey Keaten |Sarah El Deeb
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — International aid agencies warned Friday that Israeli plans to control aid distribution in Gaza, including a US-backed proposal, will only increase suffering and death in the devastated Palestinian territory, calling on Israel to lift its blockade on food and other supplies, now in its third month. The US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, said the new US-devised aid system would be launched soon, urging the UN and other aid groups to participate.
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wkbn.com | Wafaa Shurafa |Samy Magdy |Tia Goldenberg
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas on Monday released an Israeli-American soldier who had been held hostage in Gaza for more than 19 months, offering a goodwill gesture toward the Trump administration that could lay the groundwork for a new ceasefire with Israel. Edan Alexander, 21, was the first hostage released since Israel shattered an eight-week ceasefire with Hamas in March and unleashed fierce strikes on Gaza that have killed hundreds of Palestinians.
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jhnewsandguide.com | Wafaa Shurafa |Samy Magdy |Tia Goldenberg
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas on Monday released an Israeli-American soldier who had been held hostage in Gaza for more than 19 months, offering a goodwill gesture toward the Trump administration that could lay the groundwork for a new ceasefire with Israel. Edan Alexander, 21, was the first hostage released since Israel shattered an eight-week ceasefire with Hamas in March and unleashed fierce strikes on Gaza that have killed hundreds of Palestinians.
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hastingstribune.com | Wafaa Shurafa |Samy Magdy |Tia Goldenberg
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip - Hamas on Monday released an Israeli-American soldier who had been held hostage in Gaza for more than 19 months, offering a goodwill gesture toward the Trump administration that could lay the groundwork for a new ceasefire with Israel. Edan Alexander, 21, was the first hostage released since Israel shattered an eight-week ceasefire with Hamas in March and unleashed fierce strikes on Gaza that have killed hundreds of Palestinians.
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ncnewsonline.com | Wafaa Shurafa
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza City (AP) — Israeli airstrikes overnight and into Saturday killed at least 23 Palestinians in Gaza, including three children and their parents whose tent was bombed in Gaza City, health officials said. kAm%96 &]}] 2?5 2:5 8C@FAD 92G6 C6;64E65 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^82K2\2:5\5:DA=246>6?E\9F>2?:E2C:2?\4C:D:D\5545d_c6bf6563da67f_ffa2f_6fehc`QmxDC26=’D 2:5 5:DEC:3FE:@? >@G6Dk^2m[ :?4=F5:?8 2 A=2?
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sharonherald.com | Wafaa Shurafa |Samy Magdy
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas said Sunday that the last living American hostage in Gaza, Edan Alexander, will be released as part of efforts to establish a ceasefire, reopen crossings into the Israeli-blockaded territory and resume the delivery of aid. Two Hamas officials told The Associated Press they expect the release in the next 48 hours.
