Centinela — pitch-black hide, four years old, 1,140 pounds — won the fans’ hearts as Talavante’s passes made him spin and dance. The matador aimed to kill more than once, but the crowd pleaded for him not to. And in the end, the judge indulged.
Follow AP’s war coverage atTEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel has blocked aid from entering Gaza for two months and says it won’t allow food, fuel, water or medicine into the
until it puts in place a system giving it control over the distribution.But officials from the U.N. and aid groups say proposals Israel has floated to use its military to distributeare untenable. These officials say they would allow military and political objectives to impede humanitarian goals, put restrictions on who is eligible to give and receive aid, and could force large numbers of Palestinians to move — which would violate international law.
Israel has not detailed any of its proposals publicly or put them down in writing. But aid groups have been documenting their conversations with Israeli officials, and The Associated Press obtained more than 40 pages of notes summarizing Israel’s proposals and aid groups’ concerns about them.Palestinian children line up to wait for donated food at a distribution center in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinian children line up to wait for donated food at a distribution center in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Aid groups say Israel shouldn’t have any direct role in distributing aid once it arrives in Gaza, and most are saying they will refuse to be part of any such system.Displaced Palestinians live in a school that has been converted into a shelter in Gaza City amid the ongoing war in Gaza, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Displaced Palestinians live in a school that has been converted into a shelter in Gaza City amid the ongoing war in Gaza, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)Ahead of his first trip to the Middle East this week, U.S. President Donald Trump said “a lot of talk” was going on about Gaza and that his administration will soon have more to say about a new proposal. This may include a new push for a
, the release of hostages and an influx of aid to Palestinians.Aryeh Lightstone, a senior member of