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The local pause in fighting came days after ceasefire efforts between Israel and Hamas appeared to be in doubt.
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DPA International on MSNIsrael allows 2nd day of air drops over Gaza as more aid trucks enterHumanitarian aid was dropped into the Gaza Strip from the air for the second consecutive day on Monday, with some 20 pallets of food parachuted into the blockaded coastal area from Jordanian and Emirati aircraft,
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Over 60,000 Palestinians have been killed in the 21-month Israel-Hamas war, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
Bob Suberi, a 77-year-old former restaurant owner from Affton, was detained while trying to bring aid to Gaza and break the Israeli navy’s blockade of the waters surrounding it.
President Trump on Monday said he disagrees with Netanyahu’s claim of no starvation in Gaza, noting the images emerging of emaciated people: “Those children look very hungry.”
This might be a tacit admission by the Israelis that they need to do more - but more likely the measures are a response to allies.
Plus: Hundreds of people have been killed in recent weeks trying to reach food, mostly in mass shootings by Israeli soldiers.
The Kingdom of Jordan will airdrop humanitarian aid into Gaza as Palestinians face widespread starvation and diplomatic talks over a ceasefire breakdown.