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says that it's actively engaged in these talks.

Well, there had been a total ban on food and all supplies into Gaza for nearly three months to pressure Hamas to release hostages. Now, Israeli officials say they are going to allow in a basic quantity of food to prevent starvation. Experts have been warning of looming famine. And Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been facing right-wing criticism in Israel about renewing this food.

Well, there had been a total ban on food and all supplies into Gaza for nearly three months to pressure Hamas to release hostages. Now, Israeli officials say they are going to allow in a basic quantity of food to prevent starvation. Experts have been warning of looming famine. And Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been facing right-wing criticism in Israel about renewing this food.

Well, there had been a total ban on food and all supplies into Gaza for nearly three months to pressure Hamas to release hostages. Now, Israeli officials say they are going to allow in a basic quantity of food to prevent starvation. Experts have been warning of looming famine. And Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been facing right-wing criticism in Israel about renewing this food.

And he said, look, we would not be able to continue to have international support for our offensive in Gaza if there is mass starvation. He said, we're going to take control of Gaza. We need to do it in a way that they won't stop us.

And he said, look, we would not be able to continue to have international support for our offensive in Gaza if there is mass starvation. He said, we're going to take control of Gaza. We need to do it in a way that they won't stop us.

And he said, look, we would not be able to continue to have international support for our offensive in Gaza if there is mass starvation. He said, we're going to take control of Gaza. We need to do it in a way that they won't stop us.

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Each winning image is a dramatic, intimate portrait of research. In one, a scientist kneels in a forest, beaming at eight tiny frogs in her hands. In another, a researcher crouches atop a foggy mountain as he measures the cloud forming around him. And then there's the riveting photo that Emma Vogel, a spatial ecologist at the University of Tromsø, took aboard a little boat in a Norwegian fjord.

Each winning image is a dramatic, intimate portrait of research. In one, a scientist kneels in a forest, beaming at eight tiny frogs in her hands. In another, a researcher crouches atop a foggy mountain as he measures the cloud forming around him. And then there's the riveting photo that Emma Vogel, a spatial ecologist at the University of Tromsø, took aboard a little boat in a Norwegian fjord.

Behind him is a large fishing boat and hundreds of seagulls. Over his shoulder, you can just make out... A killer whale surfacing.

Behind him is a large fishing boat and hundreds of seagulls. Over his shoulder, you can just make out... A killer whale surfacing.

Vogel studies how whales interact with fisheries. To her, this image captures the patient intensity of fieldwork. Ari Daniel, NPR News.

Vogel studies how whales interact with fisheries. To her, this image captures the patient intensity of fieldwork. Ari Daniel, NPR News.

The Trump administration is leading an effort with Israel's support to resume aid to Gaza using a new organization called the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, run by a US military veteran. The aim is to deny aid to Hamas members, whom Israel and the US say steal it. The group says it has received Israeli approval to take over aid operations in Gaza by the end of the month.

The Trump administration is leading an effort with Israel's support to resume aid to Gaza using a new organization called the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, run by a US military veteran. The aim is to deny aid to Hamas members, whom Israel and the US say steal it. The group says it has received Israeli approval to take over aid operations in Gaza by the end of the month.

and to expand the areas where it will distribute food and supplies. Israeli officials have declined requests for comment. The United Nations and its partner groups have run humanitarian aid distribution in Gaza until now. They have refused to cooperate with the new aid system, calling it a military plan to force civilians into a concentrated zone. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.

and to expand the areas where it will distribute food and supplies. Israeli officials have declined requests for comment. The United Nations and its partner groups have run humanitarian aid distribution in Gaza until now. They have refused to cooperate with the new aid system, calling it a military plan to force civilians into a concentrated zone. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.