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Former President Trump criticized President Biden for his Israel policy in an interview scheduled to be broadcast on Sunday. “And all of a sudden, he turned his back on Israel, that’s what he’s doing, he turned his back on Israel,” Trump said in relation to Biden on Fox News’ “MediaBuzz” with host Howard Kurtz. “He basically said that Bibi Netanyahu should take…

The first ship carrying 200 tons of food gathered by World Central Kitchen (WCK) arrived in Gaza Friday and, the organization announced, more will be coming soon. WCK, the charity founded by celebrity chef José Andrés, released a statement that its team unloaded the aid in Gaza. The food was carried on a ship by…

President Biden met with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar Friday, where the leader said he thinks there should be a cease-fire “as soon as possible” between Israel and Hamas. Varadkar said he was “keen” to speak with Biden about the war in Gaza, as the two leaders met at the White House to celebrate St.…

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will speak on Thursday morning on the Senate floor about ways to achieve peace and a two-state solution to end the ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. The speech will start at 10 a.m. EDT. Watch the live video above.

The Miami Beach City Commission voted unanimously Wednesday for the city to set limits on protests following a series of recent pro-Palestine demonstrations. The resolution, brought by Mayor Steven Meiner, will establish rules for the time, location, and manner of protests. The vote was first reported by the Miami Herald. The resolution focuses on several pro-Palestinian…

Chef José Andrés admitted that even though his organization is working hard to provide food to the troubled area of Gaza while there is a war going on between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. “There is a chance that we might not succeed. But we must not fail the people of Gaza,” Andrés told NBC’s Kristen…

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) encouraged his progressive supporters to vote for President Biden in November, despite the difference in opinion over his response to the Israel-Hamas war and the increasing popularity of protest vote movements in Democratic primaries. Sanders, who has urged Biden to support a temporary cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war and cut off…

A U.S. military ship is heading to Gaza to build a temporary seaport that will provide humanitarian assistance to the war-ravaged territory. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement that a U.S. Army vessel is “en route to the Eastern Mediterranean less than 36 hours after President Biden announced the U.S. would provide humanitarian…

It is reported that 25 percent of people in Gaza are currently dying from lack of food.

A floating pier intended to be used to deliver critical humanitarian aid by sea to Gaza is expected to take up to two months to construct and require as many as 1,000 U.S. servicemembers to complete, the Pentagon’s top spokesperson said Friday.  The Defense Department will undertake the emergency mission to establish a temporary pier off the shore…