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Israel says staff of some groups were involved in terrorist activity and that the 37 aid groups did not meet security and transparency requirements.
MSF says this prevents organizations from providing essential services to people in both Gaza and the West Bank.
Defense Minister Israel Katz was addressing Jewish settlers in the West Bank to mark the expansion of 1,200 new housing units there when he said...
God willing, in due time, Israel will establish Israeli communities in areas of northern Gaza where Jewish settlements were dismantled 20 years ago.
And he said, quote, we will not leave all of Gaza.
But only hours later, the Israeli defense minister issued a statement saying the government has no intention of establishing settlements in Gaza and that his remarks were made solely in a security context.
But his initial comments had already grabbed headlines in Israel and were welcomed by a far-right settler group.
Defense Minister Israel Katz was addressing Jewish settlers in the West Bank to mark the expansion of 1,200 new housing units there when he said, God willing, in due time, Israel will establish Israeli communities in areas of northern Gaza where Jewish settlements were dismantled 20 years ago.
And he said, quote, we will not leave all of Gaza.
But only hours later, the Israeli defense minister issued a statement saying the government has no intention of establishing settlements in Gaza and that his remarks were made solely in a security context, without elaborating.
But his initial comments had already grabbed headlines in Israel and were welcomed by a far-right settler group.
UN aid groups say they're rushing to distribute more winter clothes to families.
They say 850,000 people are in areas at risk of flooding and warn children are at risk of hypothermia and falling ill.
NPR's Anas Baba visited a displaced camp soaked in rain in Gaza City.
Families here say they only have one set of winter clothes and no way to dry them.
Nahla Al-Majdoub says she can't even find a tent.