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Middle East latest: Egypt and Qatar are working to salvage the Gaza ceasefire deal

Middle East latest: Egypt and Qatar are working to salvage the Gaza ceasefire deal

Egyptian and Qatari mediators were working to salvage the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday, according to Egypt’s state-run Al-Qahera News TV, which is close to the country's security agencies.
Too few tents entering Gaza threatens the truce. Here’s what’s happening

Too few tents entering Gaza threatens the truce. Here’s what’s happening

JERUSALEM (AP) — Three weeks into the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas , the number of tents and temporary homes entering Gaza risks falling short of the goals set for the deal's first phase.
Too few tents entering Gaza threatens the truce. Here’s what’s happening

Too few tents entering Gaza threatens the truce. Here’s what’s happening

JERUSALEM (AP) — Three weeks into the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas , the number of tents and temporary homes entering Gaza risks falling short of the goals set for the deal's first phase.
Christian aid groups weigh life-threatening choices about who to help after USAID funding pause

Christian aid groups weigh life-threatening choices about who to help after USAID funding pause

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a warehouse in Haiti, nearly four metric tons of seeds cannot be distributed. Soon the planting season will be gone and with it, the best chance for those seeds to produce emergency food.

Trump won't block immigration arrests in houses of worship. Now these 27 religious groups are suing

More than two-dozen Christian and Jewish groups representing millions of Americans — ranging from the Episcopal Church and the Union for Reform Judaism to the Mennonites and Unitarian Universalists — filed a federal court lawsuit Tuesday challenging
Trump won't block immigration arrests in houses of worship. Now these 27 religious groups are suing

Trump won't block immigration arrests in houses of worship. Now these 27 religious groups are suing

More than two-dozen Christian and Jewish groups representing millions of Americans — ranging from the Episcopal Church and the Union for Reform Judaism to the Mennonites and Unitarian Universalists — filed a federal court lawsuit Tuesday challenging
Relatives of Israeli hostages are terrified as the Gaza ceasefire teeters

Relatives of Israeli hostages are terrified as the Gaza ceasefire teeters

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — After 16 months of excruciating uncertainty, Idit Ohel finally received word this week that her 24-year-old son, a hostage in Gaza, is still alive.
Relatives of Israeli hostages are terrified as the Gaza ceasefire teeters

Relatives of Israeli hostages are terrified as the Gaza ceasefire teeters

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — After 16 months of excruciating uncertainty, Idit Ohel finally received word this week that her 24-year-old son, a hostage in Gaza, is still alive.
Trump doubles down on plan to empty Gaza. This is what he has said and what's at stake

Trump doubles down on plan to empty Gaza. This is what he has said and what's at stake

CAIRO (AP) — Behind U.S. President Donald Trump’s vows to turn Gaza into a “Riviera of the Middle East” lies a plan to forcibly drive a population from its land, rights groups say, warning it could be a war crime under international law.
Trump wants Jordan and Egypt to take in Palestinians from Gaza. Here's why the idea is rejected

Trump wants Jordan and Egypt to take in Palestinians from Gaza. Here's why the idea is rejected

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Jordan's King Abdullah II once again rejected any mass displacement of Palestinians after meeting with President Donald Trump, who has called for the Gaza Strip's roughly 2 million residents to be removed from the w