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AP report: U.S. and Israel look to Africa for permanent relocation of Palestinians from Gaza

By Josef Federman, Matthew Lee, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

The contacts with Sudan, Somalia and the breakaway region of Somalia known as Somaliland reflect the determination by the U.S. and Israel to press ahead with a plan that has been widely condemned and raised serious legal and moral issues.

WATCH: Lawyers for pro-Palestinian activist threatened with deportation hold news briefing

By Jake Offenhartz, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

One of Khalil’s lawyers, Ramzi Kassem, told the judge that Khalil was “identified, targeted and detained” because of his advocacy for Palestinian rights and his protected speech. He said Khalil has no criminal convictions, but “for some reason, is being…

Arrest of activist sparks questions about protections for foreign students and green card holders

By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

The arrest of a Palestinian activist who helped organize campus protests of the war in Gaza has sparked questions about whether foreign students and green card holders are protected against being deported from the U.S.

ICE arrests Palestinian student who helped lead Columbia protests, attorney says

By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press

Federal immigration authorities arrested a Palestinian graduate student who played a prominent role in last spring's anti-Israel protests at Columbia University, according to his attorney.

Humanitarian aid efforts in Gaza slow as hundreds of millions of promised USAID dollars do not arrive

By Julia Frankel, Associated Press

Officials from USAID say the the Trump administration's cuts to the U.S. humanitarian agency have frozen hundreds of millions of dollars in contractual payments to aid groups.

Arab leaders endorse Egyptian counterproposal to Trump’s Gaza plan

By Samy Magdy, Mohammad Jahjouh, Associated Press

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi said Tuesday that Arab leaders have endorsed Egypt's postwar plan for the Gaza Strip that would allow its roughly 2 million Palestinians to remain in the territory.

Former Saudi ambassador weighs in on Trump’s approach to Gaza and the Middle East

By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Juliet Fuisz

Israel is blocking humanitarian aid from reaching Gaza until Hamas agrees to a proposal to extend phase one of the ceasefire, which expired Saturday. John Yang speaks with Prince Turki Al-Faisal, a former Saudi ambassador to the U.S. and U.K.,…

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Hamas will return bodies of 4 Israeli hostages and receive hundreds of prisoners in exchange

By Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press

Israel has delayed the release of about 600 Palestinian prisoners since Saturday to protest what it says is the cruel treatment of hostages during their release by Hamas.

Thousands of Palestinians flee West Bank homes as Israel confronts militants

By Isabel DeBre, Associated Press

Tens of thousands of Palestinians have fled home following recent Israeli military operations across the northern West Bank.

Egypt developing Gaza rebuilding plan, a counter to Trump’s call for depopulating the territory

By Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Egypt is developing a plan to rebuild Gaza without forcing Palestinians out of the strip in a counter to President Donald Trump’s proposal to depopulate the territory so the U.S. can take it over.