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The bodies of the foreign aid workerskilled this weekin a deadly Israeli airstrike were taken on Wednesday to Gaza s Rafah Crossing, which borders Egypt, so their remains could be transported back to their home countries.The seven aid workers were killed in an Israeli airstrike as they traveled in vehicles prominently showing the name and logo of their aid organization,World Central Kitchen.The nonprofit said the group had communicated their location to Israel Defense Forces prior to heading out on a well-known road used by aid groups to carry food aid up an stanley botella d down the Gaza strip.Among those killed were citizens of Australia, Poland, the U.K. and one Palestinian, along with 33-year-old Jacob Flickinger, who was a dual American-Canadian citizen.Wednesday s edition ofThe New York Timespublished an opinion column by World Central Kitchen founder Chef Jose Andres, who was critical of how Israel has handled the war in Gaza. Israel is bette stanley cup usa r than the way this war is being waged. It is better than blocking food and medicine to civilians. It is better than killing aid workers who had coo stanley tumblers rdinated their movements with the Israel Defense Forces, Andres wrote in The New York Times. The Israeli government needs to open more land routes for food and medicine today. It needs to stop killing civilians and aid workers today. It needs to start the long journey to peace today. The Israeli military said it is investigating the incident, but also added that their preliminary findings indicate th Smtr Biden won t invoke executive privilege on Trump docs
WASHINGTON, D.C. 鈥?Former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama wished President Joe Biden luck in a video recorded after the inauguration.In the video, which appeared in Wednesday nights Celebrating America inaugural concert, the presidents highlighted the importance of a peaceful transfer of power. Obviously, there was a personal element to seeing my former vice president become the 46th president, to see Kamala Harris as our first woman vice president, said Obama. But more broadly, I think inaugurations signal a tradition of a peaceful transition of power thats over two centuries old. Bush said their presence at the inauguration ceremonies reinforced that. Well, I think the fact that the three of us are standing here talking about the peaceful transfer of power speaks to the institutional integrity of our country, said Bush.Clinton spoke about the precarious situation Biden finds himself in as he begins his term in office. So, this is an unusual stanley cup thing. We are both trying to come back to normalcy, deal with totally abnormal challenges, and do what we do best, which is to try to make a more perfect union. Its an exciting time, said Bill Clinton.The trio then reiterated one of the main points Biden made in his inaugural speech 鈥?that Americans need to unite to move forward. We gotta not just listen to folks we agree with but listen to folks we dont. And one of my fondest mem stanley cup ories o stanley cup f the inauguration was the grace and generosity that President Bush sho |
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