Trump envoy arrives in Israel amid rising Gaza death toll of Palestinians seeking aid
At least 91 Palestinians were killed and more than 600 wounded while attempting to get aid in the past 24 hours, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. This includes 54 people killed in shootings in a deadly incident with aid in northern Gaza near the Zikim crossing on Wednesday, the ministry said. The toll is expected to rise further as many of those killed or wounded were brought to isolated, smaller hospitals in northern Gaza and have not yet been counted.
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Our View: Republicans, Democrats scheming on mid-term elections
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