Family members earlier bade a tearful goodbye to the children as they and their escorts left the Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis bound for the Kerem Shalom cargo crossing with Israel.
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In Gaza’s summer heat, Palestinians are surrounded by sewage and garbage
Israel’s war in Gaza has decimated the strip’s sanitation system while simultaneously displacing the vast majority of the population, leaving many Palestinians living in tent camps nearby water contaminated with sewage and growing piles of garbage.
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Israel blames U.N. for Gaza aid crisis amid fresh reports of starvation
About 500,000 Palestinians are on the brink of starvation, according to a report by United Nations agencies and aid groups.
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Netanyahu says he won’t agree to a deal that ends the war in Gaza
The viability of a U.S.-backed proposal to wind down the 8-month-long war in Gaza was cast into doubt after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would only be willing to agree to a “partial” cease-fire deal that would not end the war
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Democrats wrestle with whether to boycott Netanyahu’s address to Congress
While some Democrats are saying they will come out of respect for Israel, a larger and growing faction wants no part of it.
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At least 39 people killed in Israeli strikes across northern Gaza, officials say
At least 549 Palestinians in the territory have been killed by Israeli fire since the war began, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry, which tracks the killings.
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Israeli strikes on camps near Rafah kill at least 25 and wound 50, Gaza health officials say
The strikes came as Israel pushed ahead with its military operation in Rafah, where over a million Palestinians had sought refuge from fighting elsewhere in Gaza.
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Beleaguered aid pier functional again in Gaza; Netanyahu slams U.S.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasts Washington over slow weapons deliveries, drawing a puzzled response from U.S. officials.
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Fate of latest cease-fire proposal hinges on Netanyahu and Hamas’ leader in Gaza
Among the major sticking points is how to move from an initial temporary truce in the deal’s first phase to a permanent cease-fire that includes an end to the fighting and full withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza.
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Palestinian Mainer wants cease-fire resolution weighed by Brunswick Town Council
Fateh Azzam believes that local cease-fire resolutions, such as the one some residents are advocating in Brunswick, will put pressure on elected officials to act against the war.