President Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff to visit an aid site in Gaza
President Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff visits an aid distribution site in Gaza, amid rising anger over a deepening hunger crisis in the territory.
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Jewish leaders from the U.S. sign a letter urging Israel to allow more aid into Gaza
More than a thousand rabbis and other Jewish leaders from the U.S. and elsewhere have signed a public letter urging Israel to allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza.
More than 1,000 rabbis and Jewish leaders denounce starvation in Gaza
The former rabbi of Washington, D.C.’s largest synagogue denounces starvation in Gaza, joining more than 1,000 rabbis and Jewish leaders from across the world petitioning Israel.
Rabbi Charles Feinberg on why he spoke out about starvation in Gaza
NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks with Rabbi Charles Feinberg about why he joined over a thousand rabbis and Jewish leaders in publicly accusing Israel of using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza.