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Palestinians drown trying to retrieve aid drops in the sea

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Palestinians drown trying to retrieve aid drops in the sea

By AbdelQadder Sabbah, Kareem Khadder, Jomana Karadesh, Abeer Salman and Sana Noor Haq | CNN At least 12 Palestinians drowned off the northern Gaza coast near Beit Lahia on Monday while trying to reach airdropped parcels that had landed in the sea, according to local paramedics. Footage obtained by CNN shows hundreds of Palestinians rushing … Read more

Pressure grows on Israel to allow more aid routes into Gaza

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Pressure grows on Israel to allow more aid routes into Gaza

By Tia Goldenberg and Wafaa Shurafa | Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Efforts to get desperately needed humanitarian aid to war-wracked northern Gaza gained momentum Wednesday with the European Union increasing pressure for the creation of a sea route from Cyprus to Gaza and British Foreign Minister David Cameron saying that Israel’s allies were … Read more