The new push for aid came in the final hours before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which could start as early as Sunday evening, depending on the sighting of a crescent moon.
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‘Stranger Things’ star Brett Gelman says LA book signing canceled over his ‘Jewish identity’
Gelman has been an outspoken supporter of Israel during its war on Hamas.
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Biden’s idea for temporary port in Gaza had been suggested by Sens. King, Reed
Maine’s independent U.S. senator joined with Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, to pen a Feb. 28 letter to Biden on the subject.
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Biden orders U.S. military to set up temporary aid port for Gaza as famine threatens
While land routes could be the most efficient way to get aid into Gaza, President Biden has directed that ‘we not wait for the Israelis’ to get more humanitarian help in, more quickly.
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Pressure grows on Israel to open more aid routes into Gaza by land and sea as hunger spreads
Many of the estimated 300,000 people still living in the isolated north have been reduced to eating animal fodder to survive.
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Breakthrough elusive in Gaza cease-fire talks, with Ramadan just days away
Hamas presented a proposal that mediators would discuss with Israel in the coming days and mediators are expected to meet Wednesday with the Hamas delegation.
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Vice President Harris hosts Israeli war Cabinet member as the U.S. pushes to get more aid into Gaza
The meeting comes after the U.S. on Saturday carried out the first of what are expected to be ongoing airdrops of humanitarian aid into Gaza.
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Netanyahu rival’s visit to U.S. highlights cracks within Israel’s wartime leadership
Benny Gantz is scheduled to meet on Monday with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and national security adviser Jake Sullivan, according to his National Unity Party.
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U.S. says Israel agreed to framework for Gaza cease-fire and Hamas now must decide
The Israelis ‘have more or less accepted’ the proposal, which includes the six-week cease-fire as well as the release of hostages considered to be vulnerable.
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U.S. military airdrops thousands of meals into Gaza in emergency aid operation
The airdrops will help address the dire situation in Gaza, but they are no replacement for trucks, which can transport far more aid more effectively.