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Welch says it's also essential that any additional U.S. aid for Israel be used only for purposes that "comply with international humanitarian law."

Elizabeth Price's son Hisham Awartani was one of three men of Palestinian descent shot on Saturday in Vermont. Speaking to NPR from Ramallah, Price fears her son "is confronting a life of disability."

People in Vermont's Jewish and Palestinian communities are expressing both cautious optimism and lingering concern over the news of a short-term truce between Israel and Hamas.

Qatar's foreign ministry announced a "humanitarian pause" in fighting between Israel and Hamas to allow release of some hostages.

JERUSALEM (AP) � Israel's Cabinet has approved a cease-fire deal with the Hamas militant group that would bring a temporary halt to a devastating war now in its seventh week.

"I see this as an extension of what I've said over the past month," Balint says. "The horrific violence has to stop. All hostages must be released. Hamas cannot stay in power in Gaza. Palestinians and Israelis both deserve safety and security."

“This is a humanitarian catastrophe, and we need action now,� say Sens. Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch.

Calls for a cease-fire � and an end to U.S. military aid to Israel � rang out in Burlington's Battery Park on Saturday.