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The Gaza border crossings authority released this morning new names of people who are next on the list to leave the war-torn Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing. All of them are either foreign nationals or dual-national Palestinians. Roughly 400 Americans were included. It’s unclear how many people on the list will be able to do so.
At least 300 civilians, all of them foreign citizens or dual nationals, departed Gaza Wednesday, and hundreds more were expected to leave Thursday.
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- Despite a slight uptick in the number of aid trucks entering Gaza from Egypt, International Committee of the Red Cross spokesperson Alyona Synenko tells Morning Edition the current number of trucks is not enough to solve the massive problems her team is seeing. She adds it’s also a priority for her team to access the hostages taken by Hamas, but can’t unless they’re given humanitarian space and access. “We cannot force our way through bombs,” she says.
- Meanwhile, Israel’s military is pushing further into Gaza and has reached the outskirts of Gaza City. On Up First, NPR’s Elissa Nadworny says Israel believes Hamas is operating in tunnels beneath densely populated areas and will continue to go after what they believe are “legitimate targets” despite international outrage over civilian deaths.
- Growing frustrations in the U.S. over the country’s response to Israel’s military assault on Hamas have led to a decline in President Biden’s support among Arab voters, according to new polling. The president is…
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