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Israel to ban 37 Gaza NGOs
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Trump and Netanyahu met in Florida to push forward peace in Gaza, but progress remains stalled as Hamas refuses to disarm or return all hostage remains.
Several international humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders (MSF), face being barred from working in Gaza from Thursday for failing to comply with Israel’s new restrictions for aid groups working in the devastated enclave.
Much of Iran's largely secular middle class has been squeezed to the wall by the cost of living, and “no military or police force can halt a tide of hungry and thirsty citizens.”
If Israel pushes into the region, rivalries may get nastier still. Much will depend on whether other countries follow Israel’s suit. For Somaliland, America is its brightest hope. In the past year American diplomats and generals have made several showy visits.
Several countries at the United Nations questioned whether the move aimed to relocate Palestinians from Gaza or to establish military bases.
Sporadic clashes between the Israel Defense Forces and Gaza militants -- plus deadly IDF strikes -- continue despite the Gaza ceasefire.
For 40 years, Christian Zionism was a powerful force in American politics. A new generation on the right is taking cues from elsewhere.
The well-known medical organization is one of several dozen NGOs prohibited from operating in Gaza and the West Bank since January 1.