What We Know About the Hostages Still in Gaza

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Jeremy Bowen: Trump's Gaza plan won't happen, but it will have consequences

The US president creates uncertainty and injects more instability, our international editor writes.

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Trump's comments on Gaza draw backlash as Palestinians return home after ceasefire

President Trump drew backlash when he suggested the United States should take control of the Gaza Strip and move Palestinians out during a news conference with the Israeli prime minister at the ...

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Trump’s Gaza Plan Has Many Pitfalls, Hamas Among the Biggest

President Trump’s proposal to “own” Gaza and transfer its population elsewhere has stirred condemnation and sarcasm, but it is an opening bid and could disrupt a tired diplomatic paradigm.

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Israel begins preparations for Gaza exodus as Egypt lobbies against Trump plan

Israel says it has begun preparations for the departure of large numbers of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in line with President Donald Trump’s plan for the territory

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Trump’s Vision for Gaza Shifts Away From a Cease-Fire Deal

President Trump’s grandiose plans for the enclave left out any ideas for advancing the cease-fire talks.

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Trump's Gaza plan shocks the world but finds support in Israel

President Donald Trump’s plan to seek U.S. ownership of the Gaza Strip and move out its population has found a sympathetic ear in Israel

ABC News - Feb. 6

USAID Turmoil Threatens Key Aid Supplies to Gaza, Officials Say

Washington has funded roughly a third of the aid sent to the enclave since the war began. With most agency workers set to be put on leave, officials say that those supplies are under threat.

The New York Times - Feb. 7

Trump’s Gaza Plan Complicates Hoped-for Saudi-Israeli Deal

President Trump wants to broker normal ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel, but his proposal to transfer Palestinians out of Gaza just made that a lot harder.

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USAID freeze risks 'deadly consequences' as work halts in Gaza, agencies warn

Aid agencies are sounding the alarm about Gaza after President Donald Trump suspended the U.S. Agency for International Development.

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Fifth ceasefire exchange sees gaunt captives emerge from Gaza and Israel

Weakened state of three freed Israelis shocks country, while several released Palestinians also need hospitalisation. Hamas freed three hostages from Gaza and Israel released 183 prisoners and ...

The Guardian - Feb. 9

Trump’s Gaza proposal dashes shipping industry’s Red Sea hopes

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Democratic rep says Trump’s Gaza takeover idea is 'ludicrous'

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said she thinks President Trump’s idea to take over the Gaza Strip is “ludicrous.” Omar joined CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, where host Margaret Brennan asked her ...

The Hill - Feb. 9

Israel troops withdraw from corridor that split Gaza in two

Palestinians on cars and carts begin returning to northern Gaza - often to scenes of utter destruction.

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Germany's Scholz describes Trump's Gaza proposal as a 'scandal' in election debate

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has described President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the U_S_ could take ownership of the Gaza Strip, relocate its population and redevelop it as a “scandal.”

ABC News - Feb. 9

Ceasefire needs to hold or Gaza will face famine again: U.N.

Hundreds of trucks carrying humanitarian aid have arrived each day since the ceasefire began on Jan. 19.

CBS News - Feb. 9

A Super Bowl Halftime Performer Surprised Organizers With a Sudan-Gaza Flag

“No one involved with the production was aware of the individual’s intent,” the N.F.L. said in a statement about the protest during Kendrick Lamar’s show.

The New York Times - Feb. 10

To stop Trump’s Gaza plans, Palestinians need solidarity and support | Omar Barghouti

The Boycott, Divest and Sanction movement is the best way to show solidarity with our liberation struggle. Egyptian and Greek mythologies mention a phoenix rising from ashes. Palestinians in Gaza ...

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