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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza will reopen to humanitarian aid for Palestinians under siege by Israel. NPR’s Aya Batrawy speaks with people in the Gaza Strip, where hundreds of thousands have been displaced.
Workers stack supplies on Sunday at one of the warehouses in North Sinai, Egypt, where the Egyptian Red Crescent stores foreign aid destined for Gaza. The aid convoy, organized by a group of Egyptian NGOs, set off from Cairo for the Gaza-Egypt border crossing at Rafah.
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On Up First, Batrawy says it’s been “sheer terror and a struggle to survive,” with no guarantee of safety for those evacuating to southern Gaza. Food, water and fuel are running out. Egypt plans to bring aid in if the border opens, but Israel’s prime minister’s office says there’s no cease-fire deal yet.
- At least 1,300 Israelis and more than 2,700 Palestinians have been killed. NPR’s report shows photos of the devastation in Israel and Gaza.
- Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif is believed to be the mastermind behind the attacks on Israel. Here’s what to know about the elusive leader.
- Two-thirds of Americans think the U.S. should support Israel. But there are sharp racial and generational divides.
- In Illinois, a 71-year-old man was charged with a hate crime after he fatally stabbed a 6-year-old boy and injured his mother in an attack over their Islamic faith and the Israel-Hamas war, according to police and a civil rights group.
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