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'Drop in the ocean': Initial aid set to enter Gaza insufficient to meet needs

President Joe Biden says he struck a deal with his Egyptian counterpart to allow a first run of 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, which Israel sealed off after the Hamas attack on Oct. 7.

France 24

Senate acts on 'unprecedented' lack of U.S. ambassadors, spurred by Israel-Hamas war

The lack of a U.S. ambassador in Israel hobbles the Biden administration's ability to pursue its goals. The U.S. also lacks ambassadors in Egypt and other countries in the region.

WEKU

Israel defence minister tells troops they will see Gaza ‘from the inside’ after Sunak visit

Tens of thousands of troops have gathered on the Gaza border

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WHO says aid ‘ready to go’ into Gaza as Israeli bombardment continues

The head of the UN health agency says five trucks of medical supplies are ready at the Rafah crossing in Egypt.

Al Jazeera

'Drop in the ocean': UN-backed aid could soon enter Gaza from Egypt, but only at a trickle for now

U.N. officials and their partners are ramping up efforts to take advantage of a possible window for Israel and Egypt to allow humanitarian aid shipments into Gaza, whose people have been stripped of deliveries of fuel, food, water and medical supplies from the outside as Israeli forces strike at Hamas…

The Independent UK

On Egypt-Gaza border, blocked aid waits to reach Palestinians

As aid remains blocked at the Rafah crossing, and Cairo residents collect donations, many ask when the border will open.

Al Jazeera

US senators to reportedly visit Middle East to show support for Israel

Lindsey Graham, who said he wants to see Gaza ‘levelled’, among bipartisan group expected to visit Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt

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Palestinian-Americans trapped in Gaza feel ‘abandoned’ by US government

The US has evacuated citizens out of Israel as the conflict intensifies, but Palestinian-Americans remain trapped in Gaza with little time and few options, advocates tell Josh Marcus

The Independent UK

Lots of U.S. presidents have pushed for Middle East peace. Progress has been elusive

President Biden is the latest in a long line of presidents to place himself in the middle of a Middle East conflict. U.S. efforts have seen failed starts, wrong turns and dead ends, but some progress.

WEKU

Egypt’s Rafah crossing: when will aid begin to enter Gaza and why has it been closed?

Israel, the US and Egypt have said vital aid for Gaza could begin to flow in the next few days

The Guardian - UK

Aid convoy set to enter Gaza a ‘drop in the ocean of need’ says WHO

Twenty trucks preparing to enter Gaza through Rafah crossing, but Israel says aid will halt if seized by Hamas

The Guardian - UK

Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day 13

Israel defence minister tells troops they will soon see Gaza ‘from the inside’; UK PM stresses importance of allowing aid into Gaza

The Guardian - AU

Opening crossing into Egypt ‘next step’ to freeing Britons stuck in Gaza - minister

The Government estimates up to 60,000 UK nationals were in Israel or Gaza when the terror group launched its attack

Evening Standard

State Department issues global travel warning for Americans, as Gaza awaits aid

Aid trucks line up at Egypt-Gaza border as protests continue around the world. The State Department has warned Americans overseas to be on high alert for terrorist attacks in heavily visited areas.

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The Independent UK

Egypt travel: Is it safe to visit and what are your rights if you have a trip booked?

The Independent UK

Palestinians in Gaza feel nowhere is safe amid unrelenting Israeli airstrikes

Israeli airstrikes have pounded locations across the Gaza Strip, including parts of the south that Israel had declared safe zones

The Conversation

The EU and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: many voices, no shared vision

The day after the barbaric attacks by Hamas on Israel, the EU’s Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy, Oliver Varhelyi of Hungary, announced the suspension of aid to the Palestinians. He was soon rebuffed by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, and…

Evening Standard

Israel-Gaza latest: PM pledges to stand by Israel in 'darkest hour' as Netanyahu warns of 'long war' against Hamas

Rishi Sunak held talks with both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog

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The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Biden announces Gaza aid deal; boy killed in quad bike crash; and changes to Netflix’s basic tier

The US president secures an agreement with Israel and Egypt to allow aid delivery of 20 trucks into Gaza

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: Israel, Hamas and the world react to the explosion at al-Ahli Arab hospital

In today’s newsletter: While it remains unclear exactly what happened at the site of the blast, it could already change the course of the conflict

The Independent UK

Hidden rooms found in Egyptian pyramid may contain pharaoh’s riches, archaeologists say

Researchers uncover passage and find that it links up to eight storerooms

Al Jazeera

Israel-Gaza war: Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah calls for end to ‘massacres’

The captain of Egypt’s national football team has been criticised for not speaking out in defence of the Palestinians.

The Guardian - US

Israel defence minister tells troops they will soon see Gaza – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Live updates | Israel OKs limited aid for Gaza as regional tensions rise following hospital blast

President Joe Biden visited Israel on an urgent mission to keep the Israel-Hamas war from spiraling into a broader regional conflict

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden says intel shows Gaza hospital attack was ‘done by the other team,’ vows to stand with Israel as protests erupt worldwide

Biden reassures the Israeli people of U.S. support but warns against overreach. In Chicago, thousands gather in support of the Palestinian people. Egypt’s president vows to open border crossing into Gaza to let supplies through.

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