White House says there will be ‘continued flow’ of aid, after Biden speaks with Netanyahu. Plus, far-right populist Javier Milei comes second in the first round of Argentina’s presidential election
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Israel’s military said on Monday that ground forces launched “limited raids” into Gaza overnight to fight Palestinian gunmen amid the intensification of its bombardment of the enclave.
The announcement came after the White House pledged a “continued flow” of aid into Gaza, with a second convoy entering on Sunday. The convoy of 14 trucks reached Gaza through the Rafah crossing, after the UN said the amount of aid entering Gaza was just 4% of the daily average before the conflict.
Israel has continued to target Gaza with airstrikes, with leaders of the US, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Britain calling on Israel to follow international humanitarian law, while emphasizing their support for the state.Trump is ‘single most dangerous threat’ to the US, warns Republican Liz Cheney
Donald Trump represents “the single most dangerous threat” to the US as he seeks a return to presidential office, according to the moderate Republican Liz Cheney, who was vice-chair of the committee that investigated the deadly Capitol attack.
“He cannot be the next president because if he is, all of the things that he attempted to do but was stopped from doing by responsible people … he will do,” Cheney said on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday.
