Earlier Sunday, aid trucks entered Gaza from southern Israel under a new agreement to bypass the Rafah crossing with Egypt after Israeli forces seized the Palestinian side of it earlier this month.
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UN court order demanding Israel halt its Gaza offensive further isolates U.S. position
The Biden administration stands apart from the global community – though it is opposed to a major offensive in Rafah, the administration also insists that the steps its close ally Israel has taken so far have not crossed red lines.
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Top UN court orders Israel to halt military offensive in Rafah; Israel unlikely to comply
Criticism of Israel’s conduct in the war in Gaza has been growing, particularly once it turned its focus to Rafah.
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Families of Israeli hostages release video of female soldiers being captured by Hamas
The footage was taken by Hamas militants who stormed the Nahal Oz military base on Oct. 7.
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First aid from U.S. pier in Gaza has reached starving Palestinians, the UN says
The U.S. Agency for International Development told the Associated Press that a total of 41 trucks loaded with aid have reached humanitarian organizations in Gaza.
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Norway, Ireland, Spain will recognize Palestinian state, deepening Israel’s isolation
More than two-thirds of the countries in the United Nations recognize a Palestinian state.
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Calls to back cease-fire in Gaza prompt tense meeting in Brunswick
Council Chairperson Abby King declined to consider the resolution for a cease-fire, a proposal brought by local advocates, prompting heated debate at the meeting.
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Hague prosecutor says Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu, responsible for war crimes
Karim Khan said that he believes Netanyahu, his defense minister and three Hamas leaders are responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip and Israel.
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Augusta councilors decline to take action on resolution seeking cease-fire in Gaza, Israel
Some residents express fears that taking a stand in Middle East conflict could create divisions in the community.
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Biden tells Morehouse graduates that scenes in Gaza from the Israel-Hamas war break his heart, too
‘I support peaceful nonviolent protest,’ he told students at the all-male college, some of whom wore Palestinian scarves.