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U.S. Military Installs Temporary Pier in Gaza for Humanitarian Aid
The U.S. military anchored a temporary pier on Gaza’s coast on Thursday, creating a point of entry for humanitarian aid for the enclave, where the flow of supplies through land borders has largely come to a halt since Israel began its incursion into ...
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Blinken Arrives in Ukraine Amid Russian Military Gains
The Biden administration had warned for months that the delay by Congress to approve an aid package would leave the Ukrainians vulnerable.
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What We Know About Where Aid Can Enter Gaza
Following Israel’s incursion into Rafah this week, the Israeli military briefly shut down the Kerem Shalom crossing and seized the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing, choking the flow of desperately needed food, fuel and medical supplies at a time when ...
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Actions by Israel and Egypt Squeeze Gaza Aid Routes
For a few weeks, after extraordinary international pressure and warnings of an imminent famine in the Gaza Strip, Israel announced new steps to increase humanitarian aid and more supplies entered the territory. But the flow of aid, the vast majority ...
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American Aid Ship Heads to Gaza, but the System for Unloading It Still Isn’t in Place
An American vessel carrying aid intended for the Gaza has departed from Cyprus, the Pentagon said on Thursday, but the temporary floating pier constructed by the U.S. military is not in place to unload the food and supplies meant for the enclave. Maj ...
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Fighting in Rafah and Closure of Gaza Crossings Threaten Aid Operation, U.N. Says
The United Nations has warned that Israel’s military incursion into Rafah and closure of border crossings is a major setback for aid operations in the Gaza Strip, with dire implications for its people. No aid trucks have entered Gaza since Sunday ...
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Israel Reopens a Gaza Crossing That Is an Important Aid Route
Israel reopened the Kerem Shalom crossing into the Gaza Strip, the Israeli agency overseeing aid deliveries in the territory said Wednesday, reinstating one of two critical entry points for humanitarian aid that it had closed. The Kerem Shalom ...
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Israel’s Closures of 2 Gaza Border Crossings Prompt Alarm Over Humanitarian Aid
With its seizure of the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt on Tuesday, Israel has now closed two key crossings for aid into Gaza, drawing sharp warnings from international agencies and officials who said the moves could exacerbate an ...
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Hamas Claims Rocket Attack That Closes Key Crossing Between Israel and Gaza
Hamas said on Sunday that its armed wing had fired rockets at Israeli forces near the Kerem Shalom border crossing between Gaza and Israel. Kan, Israel’s public broadcaster, reported that the attack injured several people. The Israeli military said ...
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A FAFSA Fiasco Has Students Still Asking: Which College Can They Afford?
The new application for federal tuition aid was meant to be simpler. High school seniors say it has been anything but, and some are still unsure of their plans after graduation.