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Activist boat set to sail from Sicily with aid for Gaza

Activist boat set to sail from Sicily with aid for Gaza

ROME, Italy -- A boat organized by an international activist coalition opposed to Israel's blockade of Gaza was departing from Sicily on Sunday to deliver humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territory, an Italian politician told AFP.

Israel's Netanyahu vows to bring back all hostages 'living and dead'

Israel's Netanyahu vows to bring back all hostages 'living and dead'

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed to bring back all hostages, "living and dead", as rescuers in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 52 people.

WHO says trucks with medical aid must be allowed into Gaza

WHO says trucks with medical aid must be allowed into Gaza

GENEVA, Switzerland -- A top World Health Organization official deplored Monday that none of the agency's trucks with medical aid had been allowed to enter the Gaza Strip since Israel ended its blockade.

Gaza rescuers say 52 killed in Israeli strikes, including 33 in a school

Gaza rescuers say 52 killed in Israeli strikes, including 33 in a school

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories -- Rescuers said Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least 52 people on Monday, 33 of them in a school-turned-shelter, as European allies ramped up their criticism of Israel.

Hamas source says group accepts mediators' latest Gaza ceasefire proposal

Hamas source says group accepts mediators' latest Gaza ceasefire proposal

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories -- A Hamas source said the group had accepted a Gaza ceasefire proposal presented by mediators that reportedly involves the releasing of 10 hostages in two batches and a 70-day truce.

Indonesia seizes record two tons of crystal meth

Indonesia seizes record two tons of crystal meth

BATAM, Indonesia — Indonesian authorities seized two tons of crystal methamphetamine hidden on a fishing boat and arrested six people in the country's biggest-ever drug bust, a senior narcotics official said Monday.

Macron's office downplays plane incident with wife

Macron's office downplays plane incident with wife

HANOI, Vietnam -- French President Emmanuel Macron's office on Monday downplayed an incident in which his wife appeared to push his face away as he arrived in Vietnam to begin a Southeast Asian tour.