内容摘要：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.

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.

Beasley, a former governor of South Carolina, didn’t immediately respond to messages seeking comment.Israel accuses Hamas and other militants of siphoning off large amounts of aid. The U.N and aid workers deny there is significant diversion, saying the U.N. strictly monitors distribution.

When contacted Thursday for comment about GHF’s proposal, Israeli officials did not immediately respond.The Trump administration supports the new group’s proposal, said a person involved in it. The person said GHF would work “within the confines” set by Israel on aid but would be “independent and committed to humanitarian principles” — a nod to U.N. concerns. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a plan not yet made public.“This is a new approach with one focus: Get help to people. Right now,” said U.S. State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce.

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.The Monastery of Simonos Petra clings almost impossibly to a sheer cliff above the Aegean Sea in northern Greece.

Also known as Simonopetra or Simon’s Rock, the Christian Orthodox monastery transcends country-based branches of the faith by embracingfrom across the world, including converts from non-Orthodox nations.

The monastery is one of 20 in the autonomous all-male monastic community of Mount Athos, known in Greek as Agion Oros, or Holy Mountain. The peninsula is no stranger to foreigners. Of the 20 monasteries, one is Russian, one is Bulgarian and one is Serbian, and the presence of monks from other nations is not unusual.But it is in Simonos Petra where the greatest range of nationalities lies.