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What is Netanyahu’s stance on a Gaza cease‑fire and how is the U.S. responding?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Noor Rahm. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today he's considering what he called alternative options to negotiations with Hamas on a ceasefire in Gaza. The U.S. recalled its negotiating team from Qatar yesterday after weeks of talks with no major breakthrough. President Trump says he doesn't think Hamas wants a deal.
Don't forget, we got a lot of hostages out. So now we're down to the final hostages. And they know what happens after you get the final hostages.
Why did President Trump claim Hamas doesn’t want a deal and what are the implications?
And basically because of that, they really didn't want to make a deal. I saw that. So they pulled out and they're going to have to fight and they're going to have to clean it up.
The president spoke this morning before leaving for Scotland for a four-day visit. He's expected to arrive there within the hour. He's to meet with officials and visit his two golf clubs. France says it will recognize a Palestinian state this September. It's the first of the so-called G7 industrialized states to do so. The United Kingdom is under pressure to do the same. NPR's Lauren Freer reports.
How are France and the United Kingdom handling recognition of a Palestinian state?
Hundreds of British lawmakers and former diplomats have signed letters calling on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to recognize a Palestinian state. After France said it would do so, Starmer was supposed to hold an emergency call with his French and German counterparts. But it was postponed and they issued a statement instead, calling on Israel to immediately lift restrictions on the flow of aid to Gaza. Starmer issued a separate statement saying he's working on a pathway to Mideast peace, and that recognition of a Palestinian state is part of that, but that it must be part of a wider plan, and he did not give a timeline. His government has suspended some arms exports to Israel, but continues to send it fighter jet components and share intelligence.
Lauren Freyer, NPR News, Edinburgh. The Minnesota
legislature is now offering to cover the cost of home safety measures for state elected officials. This follows a deadly shooting of a state representative last month. Minnesota Public Radio's Dana Ferguson has more.
The state will provide up to $4,500 for the upgrades. House and Senate officials say the funds will come from the chamber's operating budgets. The move to improve lawmakers' home security comes after State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed at their home.
What security measures is Minnesota providing for its lawmakers after recent shootings?
Another lawmaker and his wife were shot by a man officials believe is the same assailant. Senator Julia Coleman says the state funds have made a difference for her.
I've been able to secure my home enough that I can sleep at night again. And I really wasn't able to until that was all set up.
Lawmakers can also tap up to $3,000 in campaign funds for security measures. For NPR News, I'm Dana Ferguson in St. Paul. In this
final hour of trading on Wall Street, the Dow is up 210 points. This is NPR News. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said today that deportation flights from the facility dubbed Alligator Alcatraz are underway. The detention center is located in the remote Everglades and houses detainees picked up as part of President Trump's mass deportation program.
How are Florida’s deportation flights and vaccine‑schedule concerns affecting families?
DeSantis says about 100 detainees have been transferred to other countries and expects that number to go up. Pediatricians say more parents are rushing to get immunizations for their children. They fear Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may try to change the childhood vaccine schedule. Jackie Fortier with our partner KFF Health News has more.
South Carolina pediatrician Deborah Greenhouse says that for the first time in her career, parents are asking if they can get their kids shots ahead of schedule. Greenhouse tells them no, but she offers immunizations as soon as federal safety guidelines allow.
I cannot be 100% sure what the future looks like for some of these vaccines.
RFK Jr.' 's changes to a federal vaccine advisory body could lead to shifts in insurance coverage. Department of Health and Human Services spokeswoman Emily Hilliard said licensed immunizations will remain available.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is Netanyahu’s stance on a Gaza cease‑fire and how is the U.S. responding?
0:00–0:34
2
Why did President Trump claim Hamas doesn’t want a deal and what are the implications?
0:34–1:08
3
How are France and the United Kingdom handling recognition of a Palestinian state?
1:08–2:24
4
What security measures is Minnesota providing for its lawmakers after recent shootings?
2:24–3:18
5
How are Florida’s deportation flights and vaccine‑schedule concerns affecting families?
3:18–4:13
6
When will the Education Department release the $5 billion in grants and what caused the delay?
4:13–4:39