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In North Gaza, a local soup kitchen tries to compensate for hunger amid dwindling aid

8:08am March 03, 2024

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Hani Almadhoun, director of philanthropy at UNRWA USA, about a soup kitchen his brother recently opened in northern Gaza, where hunger is widespread.

Former Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, second right, meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Feb. 8.

Harris to meet Israeli minister Benny Gantz to discuss temporary Gaza cease-fire

9:15pm March 02, 2024

by Emma Bowman

The vice president seeks to reach a cease-fire deal to allow the flow of more aid into Gaza and to discuss the region's future. Gantz's trip to Washington has upset Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.

This photo provided by the French Army shows an airdrop over the Gaza Strip on Jan. 4.

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U.S. begins airdropping food in Gaza, but it's a less-than-ideal means of aid delivery

12:40pm March 02, 2024

by D. Parvaz

The U.S. military on Saturday began dropping food over the war-torn enclave. Costly and inefficient, delivering humanitarian aid by air is no substitute for delivering it by land, aid groups say.

Palestinians holding foreign passports collect their luggage as they prepare to cross to Egypt from the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing on Feb. 6.

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What does it take to flee Gaza? Thousands of dollars, paid to an Egyptian broker

10:29am March 02, 2024

by Daniel Estrin

Gaza's borders are tightly controlled and most Palestinians cannot escape the war. Those who can afford it are managing to cross into Egypt by paying thousands of dollars.

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This satellite image taken by Maxar Technologies shows the Belize-flagged ship Rubymar in the Red Sea on Friday. The Rubymar, earlier attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels, has sunk after days of taking on water, officials said Saturday.

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Cargo ship sinks in Red Sea nearly 2 weeks after being hit by Yemen's Houthi rebels

9:22am March 02, 2024

by The Associated Press

The Belize-flagged Rubymar was the first vessel to be fully destroyed as part of the rebels' campaign over Israel's war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

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Alexei Navalny's funeral shows his legacy will live on in Russian politics

8:13am March 02, 2024

by Scott Simon

Alexei Navalny was buried in Moscow on Friday. NPR's Scott Simon asks Russia expert Nina Khrushcheva how the opposition leader's legacy might continue to influence Russian politics.