Gazans Worry as Israeli Border Block Sends Food Prices Climbing
The halt on aid and commercial goods was intended to put pressure on Hamas, but it is already having a broader effect, Palestinians say.
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Pentagon Sending Combat Forces to the Border in Line With Trump Directive
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More than 160 Gazan medics held in Israeli prisons amid reports of torture
Senior doctors claim they were subjected to months of physical abuse, as UN calls for release of those still detained. ‘No rules’: Gaza’s doctors say they were tortured, beaten and humiliated in ...The Guardian - 6d -
Israel block on Gaza aid coordinated with Trump administration, Israeli source says
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Pentagon to send nearly 3,000 additional active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border
The Pentagon is sending more than 2,000 additional active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border as President Donald Trump seeks to clamp down on illegal immigration and fulfill a central promise of ...NBC News - 2d -
Home price growth has slowed. But high costs, economic worries have some buyers retreating
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Gazans celebrate Ramadan surrounded by rubble
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Gazans Returning Home to Jabaliya Embrace Reopened Market
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Gazans Mark a Somber Ramadan Amid the Rubble
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