内容摘要：He said giving up territory would be “the most difficult question” and “a big challenge for us.”

He said giving up territory would be “the most difficult question” and “a big challenge for us.”

The children are trapped betweenoperation in Gaza as it threatens to seize the territory and a proposal to permanently resettle much of the population — which

— and the refusal of Arab countries to take part in any such plan, which they view as forcible expulsion that could createArab nations have long been reluctant to take in Palestinians, or give them permanent status, out of fear that the refugees might never be allowed to return and that permanent resettlement would undermine the prospects for the creation of a Palestinian state.Jordan, which is already home to a large Palestinian population, has been hesitant to accept more due to its own demographic balance, weak economy and high unemployment.

For Daqa’s family, the dangers ofreturned almost immediately. As his wife crossed into Gaza on Tuesday, their bus was rerouted because an Israeli airstrike hit the hospital that was their destination, he said.

The couple’s child was in excellent health when she was discharged more than a month ago from the Specialty Hospital in the Jordanian capital of Amman, said Dr. Reyad Al-Sharqawi, the hospital’s assistant director general.

Three other children from Gaza were also treated and discharged, he said. The hospital covered the families’ rent and other expenses until they left Tuesday, Al-Sharqawi said.An ilmenite open pit mine is seen in a canyon in the central region of Kirovohrad, Ukraine, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Earlier Wednesday, Bessent said during a Cabinet meeting at the White House — hours after Ukrainian officials indicated a deal was nearly finalized — that there was still work to do.“The Ukrainians decided last night to make some last-minute changes,” Bessent said when asked about reports that Ukraine was ready to agree to the pact. “We’re sure that they will reconsider that. And we are ready to sign this afternoon if they are.”

He didn’t elaborate as to the late changes he said Ukraine made.The U.S. has been seeking access to more than 20 raw materials deemed strategically critical to its interests, including some non-minerals such as oil and natural gas. Among them are