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Republicans struggle with Trump’s mixed signals on ‘big, beautiful bill’
It’s hard enough to know what you want. It’s even harder to know what others want. But what if what you want hinges on what somebody else wants…and they aren’t sure what they want?
Hence the conundrum now facing Congressional Republicans as they try to approve the «big, beautiful bill.»
GOPers are waiting for President Trump to push for very specific items to be in the bill – or fall by the wayside.
Congressional Republicans are aligned closely with the President and willing to bend to his wishes. But it complicates things when Trump calls for what he termed a «tiny» tax increase for the super wealthy.
TRUMP SAYS TAX RAISES ARE ‘GOOD POLITICS,’ DISMISSING GOP CRITICS
Members of the House Ways and Means Committee participate a markup hearing in the Longworth House Building on Capitol Hill on May 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
«People would love to do it. Rich people. I would love to do it, frankly. Giving us something up top in order to make people in the middle income and the lower income brackets [have] more. So, it’s really a redistribution,» said the president.
First, President Trump suggested a form of rations, limiting how many pencils kids need or how many dolls a little girl should have. That puzzled free marketeers in the GOP.
Now, to use his phrase, «redistribution.»
You understand how much heartburn this gives capitalists in Congress. But what’s worse is the mixed messaging.
When writing on Truth Social about creating a higher tax bracket for the wealthy, the president muddled his instructions for lawmakers:
«Republicans should probably not do it, but I’m OK if they do!!!» declared President Trump.
CIVIL WAR THREATENS GOP OVER MILLIONAIRE TAX HIKES IN TRUMP’S ‘BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL’
This exasperated Congressional Republicans who oppose raising any taxes – a long-held tenet of the Republican Party.
In another political universe, taxing the wealthy would be – at best – a trial balloon. So, most Congressional Republicans decided it was time for this to pop.
«No, we are not going to do tax increases,» said Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., on Fox Business.
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., attends the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
«We don’t want to raise taxes on anybody. I mean, we’re about lowering taxes on Americans,» said Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., on Fox.
But President Trump’s Republican Party is very different from the Reagan Republican Party. The GOP shifts to where Trump wants it. Just consider the approach to tariffs compared to free trade.
TRUMP PUSHES TAX HIKES FOR WEALTHY AS ‘BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL’ DEADLINE LOOMS
President Trump broadened the party’s base in the last election. The GOP is no longer dominated by big business, titans of commerce and the well-to-do. Part of the president’s appeal was the blue-collar coalition he cobbled together. And his fundamental economic message on taxes resonated with millions of voters. That’s why his top advisers say Trump is sticking to campaign promises.
«President Trump has made it clear that he has his priorities, like no tax on tips. No tax on overtime. No tax on Social Security,» said National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Fox.
However, revenue generated from new taxes on the wealthy could help cover the cost of spending cuts.
«We need to see what we need to do with the math to make sure that we are doing the country well fiscally and that we don’t just add to the debt,» said Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb.
But Republicans are frustrated after House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., shrank the size of the tax cuts and spending reductions.
The tax breaks were supposed to be around $4.5 trillion at one point. They dwindled to $4 trillion. They were angling to lock in $2 trillion in tax cuts. They’re scaled back to $1.5 trillion.
‘HARD NO’: MILLIONAIRE TAX HIKE PROPOSAL HAS HOUSE REPUBLICANS DIVIDED
«Republicans talk a big game in campaigns,» lamented House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas. «If we’re not able to bend the curve on mandatory spending, then we will send a very bad signal to the bond markets.»
But regardless of what’s in the package, the White House is expecting Congressional Republicans to ultimately vote yes on the «big, beautiful bill.»
«The president has great political instincts. That’s why he’s back in the Oval Office,» said White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt.
But that’s what Congressional Republicans found so vexing. The president may have great political instincts. But the marching orders were far from clear.
Trump conceded that a tax hike may be controversial politically.
Congressional Republicans suffer from political PTSD. They remember another Republican President who made one of the most famous political promises of all time. And then broke it.
On the White House’s South Lawn, U.S. President George H.W. Bush speaks prior to the signing ceremony of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (or ADA), Washington DC, July 26, 1990. (Ron Sachs/CNP/Getty Images)
«No new taxes,» intoned the late President George H.W. Bush in his address to a Joint Session of Congress in 1989.
But Bush famously reversed himself as part of a 1990 budget pact. That was not necessarily the reason «Bush 41» lost reelection in 1992 to former President Clinton. And President Trump was sure enough to point that out on social media.
TRUMP SLAMS REPUBLICAN ‘GRANDSTANDERS’ OPPOSING BUDGET BILL, PREDICTS MASSIVE US TAX INCREASES IF IT FAILS
«The Radical Left Democrat Lunatics would go around screaming, ‘Read my lips,’ the fabled Quote by George Bush the Elder that is said to have cost him the Election. NO, Ross Perot cost him the Election!» wrote Trump.
Presidential candidate Ross Perot speaks during the 1992 Presidential Debates. (Wally McNamee/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
The «Perot Effect» certainly deprived George H.W. Bush of a second term more than breaking the «no new taxes» promise. But that doesn’t mean that Republicans aren’t skittish about voting for tax increases.
And regardless, the legislative product that emerged from the Ways and Means Committee markup this week lacked the type of tax hike dangled by President Trump.
That said, Congressional Republicans certainly have their opinions about what they think of the developing «big, beautiful bill.»
«A growing number of us, we don’t want smoke and mirrors. We want real cuts,» said Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C. «$2 trillion (in cuts) is really a teardrop in the ocean.»
«You’ve got front-loaded tax [cuts]. Backloaded spending restraint,» groused Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas. «Medicaid reforms and work requirements don’t kick in for four years.»
«It’ll be ironic and sad in a way that conservatives will be voting for the largest increase in the debt ceiling,» mused Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. «I have a feeling it’s going to be wimpy on the spending cuts and maybe a little wimpy on the taxes, too.»
So, at least some Republicans grasp what they want in the bill. And they’re willing to take direction from the president. That’s why clear direction from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. will be key next week as the House tries to pass the measure.
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Members will say they can’t vote for the bill because it has this or excludes that. But they just might be able to vote yea if President Trump knows what he wants – and makes that clear to lawmakers.
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Nuevas grabaciones revelan la cocina creativa de un enigmático artista llamado Nick Drake
Estas historias más o menos siempre tienen el mismo comienzo. En ese sentido, hay que elegir creer: grabaciones de Nick Drake encontradas tras décadas de olvido en un armario familiar constituyen el núcleo de The Making of Five Leaves Left, una colección de 42 canciones que arroja luz sobre el proceso creativo del personaje en cuestión y particularmente, de uno de los tres únicos discos que publicó en vida. Un artista cuya figura ha permanecido envuelta en misterio desde su muerte en 1974.
La publicación de este álbum marca un hito para los seguidores de Nick Drake, quien apenas publicó tres discos de estudio: Five Leaves Left (1969), Bryter Layter (1971) y Pink Moon (1972). Durante años, la escasez de material adicional y la ausencia de grabaciones audiovisuales han contribuido a forjar la leyenda de un músico esquivo, cuya influencia se ha expandido mucho más allá de su tiempo. El redescubrimiento de estas grabaciones permite por primera vez asomarse al taller íntimo de Drake, revelando tanto su método de trabajo como la amplitud de sus referencias musicales.
El resurgimiento del interés por Nick Drake se remonta a finales de los 90, cuando un anuncio televisivo de la compañía automotriz Volkswagen utilizó su tema “Pink Moon” como atrapante banda de sonido. Aquella campaña, con cuatro jóvenes recorriendo carreteras bajo las estrellas, catapultó la música de Drake desde el culto de unos pocos entendidos hasta el gran público. El sonido de una prístina guitarra acústica y una voz melancólica y profunda a la vez -como no ha vuelto ni se volverá a escuchar jamás- que susurra una letra simplona sobre una “luna rosa” el camino, constituyeron el hechizo.
Desde entonces, su huella se percibe en artistas contemporáneos como Annahstasia, Joan Shelley y Skullcrusher, quienes han reinterpretado su legado en un álbum tributo como The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs of Nick Drake. El grupo irlandés Fontaines D.C. también participó en este homenaje con una versión de “’Cello Song”. Conor Deegan III, miembro de la banda, confesó a The New York Times que descubrió a Drake gracias al anuncio de Volkswagen y que, como sus compañeros, se sintió atraído por “algo melancólico y de otro mundo” en su música.
La nueva colección, que se publica esta semana, incluye inéditas grabaciones de estudio, demos y comentarios del propio Drake sobre sus canciones y los arreglos que imaginaba para ellas. El material más valioso proviene de dos cintas recientemente recuperadas. Una de ellas, que el cantautor entregó a su amiga y colega Beverley Martyn, documenta sus primeras sesiones en el mítico estudio Sound Techniques de Londres. En estas tomas, Drake aparece solo con su voz y guitarra acústica. Joe Boyd, productor de Five Leaves Left, reconoció que, pese a su escepticismo inicial hacia las recopilaciones póstumas, quedó profundamente impresionado: “Con todo mi escepticismo, me quedé noqueado. Me conmovió mucho.”
La otra cinta, grabada en 1968 en una residencia universitaria por el compañero de estudios Paul de Rivaz con una grabadora casera, muestra a Nick Drake interpretando maquetas para Robert Kirby, estudioso de música barroca y responsable de los arreglos de cuerda que caracterizan a Five Leaves Left. En estas grabaciones, Drake discute con Kirby cómo deberían estructurarse las canciones, lo que sugiere que los arreglos orquestales no fueron un añadido comercial, sino una parte esencial de su visión artística. Boyd subrayó que “Nick trabajó muy estrechamente” con Kirby, y comparó su colaboración con la de Los Beatles y el cuarteto de cuerdas en “Eleanor Rigby”.
El destino de la cinta de de Rivaz resulta tan singular como su contenido. Tras años guardada en casa de sus padres, el amigo de Drake la transfirió a CD y, a través de una cadena de contactos, llegó a Island Records. En 2018, compartió la grabación en los estudios Abbey Road con Gabrielle Drake y Johnny Chandler de Island. Según de Rivaz, la reacción fue de “silencio atónito” al terminar la escucha. La calidad de la grabación, aunque no profesional, es sorprendentemente nítida y se ha incluido casi íntegra en la nueva antología. En ella, Drake comenta sobre “Made to Love Magic”, señalando que está “en una tonalidad menor, pero pasa a un estribillo en mayor. Sería bonito hacer esto lo más celestial posible.” De Rivaz recuerda que la sesión tuvo lugar por la mañana y que Drake se quejaba de una resaca. El propio cantante bromea en la cinta: “Me temo que esta está resultando ser una grabación poco profesional, en parte por la intoxicación.”
El repertorio inédito revela facetas poco conocidas del artista que acabó con su vida a causa de una sobredosis de antidepresivos, en noviembre de 1974. Una versión temprana de “’Cello Song”, titulada provisionalmente “Strange Face”, explora un enfoque psicodélico cercano al folk-rock de Donovan. Temas descartados como “My Love Left With the Rain” y “Mickey’s Song” exhiben melodías y vocalizaciones sin palabras que evocan la bossa nova de João Gilberto o Antônio Carlos Jobim. Un instrumental sin título destaca por su armonía jazzística, mientras que una versión inicial de “Made to Love Magic” incorpora notas de blues y disonancias suaves. Boyd, al repasar estos hallazgos, admitió: “Hay un lado —tan funky como Nick puede ser— en la forma en que toca la guitarra en esa canción.”
La magnitud de estos descubrimientos motivó a la familia Drake a autorizar el proyecto. Neil Storey, exresponsable de prensa de Island Records y uno de los encargados de la investigación, explicó a The New York Times que Gabrielle protege el legado de Nick como una leona con sus cachorros recién nacidos. El proceso de recopilación se extendió durante nueve años y no se vio condicionado por aniversarios, ya que, en palabras de Storey, la música de Drake “no se somete al tiempo”.
La reputación de Nick Drake sigue creciendo con los años. Por cierto, Richard Morton Jack, autor de la biografía Nick Drake: The Life (2023), sostiene que el músico ocupará “el mismo espacio cultural que Dylan y los Beatles dentro de cien, doscientos o trescientos años. No es un juicio de valor; simplemente parece el rumbo más probable.”
[Fotos: prensa Island Records]
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William Shakespeare wrote about «the winter of our discontent» in Richard III. The line which follows that famous quotation suggests a grim winter morphed into a «glorious summer» and that «the clouds» are now «in the deep bosom of the ocean buried.»
Well, that «glorious summer» may have dissipated for House Republicans.
2025 is now the summer of discontent. The party is cleaved over the Epstein files.
Or, as the Bard might say, «To release or not to release. That is the question.»
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The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., seen on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Many Republicans want the Epstein issue to disappear. But there’s a cohort of conservative House Republicans – well tapped into the MAGA base – who are apoplectic that the Trump administration hasn’t coughed up the files. That group of lawmakers represents a core component of the Trump coalition which prevailed last year. And it’s growing more disaffected by the day.
«I don’t think this issue is going away over August,» said Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky. «You don’t lose your base over one single thing. But [President Donald Trump] is eroding his base. More importantly, if we don’t take the right side of this issue, it’s going to cost us votes in the midterms. People are becoming despondent. They’re apathetic.»
Massie teamed several weeks ago with Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., to compel the House to vote to demand the release of the files. But that measure doesn’t ripen until late this week. But if the House isn’t in session…
MARK GREEN RESIGNS FROM CONGRESS, FURTHER SHRINKING HOUSE GOP MAJORITY
Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California, right, speaks at a House committee hearing on Feb. 28, 2023, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Office of Rep. Ro Khanna)
Democrats were more than happy to egg on the Epstein file effort – especially since some Republicans were upset with Johnson and how GOP leaders handled the issue.
«I’m not quite certain what his strategy is,» mused House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., about Massie. «I don’t understand Thomas Massie’s motivation. I really don’t know how his mind works.»
But House GOP leaders cut the House loose a day earlier than planned for the five-and-a-half week «August recess.» Johnson characterized August as «arguably the most important work month on our calendar» as Republicans try to meet with constituents and tout passage of the «big, beautiful bill.» Johnson called releasing the Epstein files running «roughshod.»
By Wednesday, Johnson gaggled with the congressional press corps to combat the narrative that the House was letting out early to avoid dealing with the Epstein issue.
«The published schedule of Congress was decided in December 2024. And it’s been published ever since. We are fulfilling the calendar,» said Johnson.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said he doesn’t understand Thomas Massie’s motivations for pressing the Epstein issue. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
But the House didn’t convene for votes as scheduled on Thursday. And even some Republicans weren’t buying Johnson’s argument.
«I guess we’re getting tired of these two-hour work weeks up here,» complained Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn. «I’m sick of it. I came here to work.»
But the impasse over the Epstein files forced the House to scrap a bill by Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Okla., to bolster penalties against persons who enter the U.S. illegally and are deported – and then try to come back. That’s one of the reasons the House cashed out Thursday from the schedule.
«I want to get some of these issues put to bed. Certainly the Epstein one seems to be the topic du jour. We’ve got to get past that,» said Bice. «We have to come to some sort of resolution. Sooner rather than later. We cannot let this drag on.»
But with the House done, that subject – which should be a layup for House Republicans – will remain in abeyance until after the recess.
Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., didn’t mind the House cutting town early.
Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., arrives for a meeting of House Republicans in the Capitol Visitor Center on the budget reconciliation bill on Thursday, May 15, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
«We weren’t going to do that much this week anyway,» said Norman.
But he pointed out how Democrats were suddenly championing the Epstein issue because the mischief put Republicans in a fix and potentially caused headaches for Trump.
«The Democrats are trying to use this as a wedge issue This is the only thing they’ve got,» said Norman.
Massie said his resolution with Khanna would ripen for a vote when the House reconvenes in September. He suggested it would marinate under the hot, August sun.
«Dogs don’t bark at parked cars, right? This bill is moving. This is coming to a vote. We’ve got enough Republican co-sponsors of the bill. Twice as many as we need right now,» said Massie. «We’re going to force a vote on it. It’s not going away.»
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., arrives for the House Republican Conference caucus meeting in the Capitol on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
In fact, as the House tried to take its last votes until September, Rep. Summer Lee, D-Penn., sprang a vote on the House Oversight Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, requiring a subpoena of the Epstein files.
«I expect my Republican colleagues to care about this because their constituents certainly care about child sex trafficking, whether it’s through the immigration system like this hearing alleges, or by a U.S. citizen facilitating other powerful U.S. citizens. It’s time for them to prove it right now,» said Lee.
The Pennsylvania Democrat could read the room. Conservative Republicans interested in the Epstein files comprised the membership of the panel: Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., is the subcommittee chairman. Reps. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo.; Paul Gosar, R-Ariz.; Brian Jack, R-Ga.; Nancy Mace, R-S.C.; Andy Biggs, R-Ariz.; and Scott Perry, R-Penn., made up the rest of the GOP roster.
Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., said the Epstein files issue have become a «wedge issue» for Republicans. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The panel voted 8-2 to subpoena the Epstein files – but only after Perry amended Lee’s plan by simultaneously issuing subpoenas for former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former FBI Directors James Comey and Robert Mueller, along with former Attorneys General Loretta Lynch, Eric Holder, Merrick Garland, Bill Barr, Jeff Sessions, and Alberto Gonzales.
In short, this isn’t going away.
The House Appropriations Committee scheduled a «markup session» for Thursday to prepare the annual Commerce, Justice and Science spending bill for the floor. But leaders abruptly canceled that meeting Wednesday night. Some of it was due to «exhaustion,» as members have been lingering in Washington so long this summer. Some of it was because the House canceled votes. Appropriations Committee members didn’t want to be in Washington. But the other component was the threat of Epstein-related amendments.
So, they pulled the plug.
This came after both Johnson and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., made a point of telling reporters that committees would still meet – even though the House canceled votes for the rest of the week.
House Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., speaks to reporters at a press conference following a House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on July 18, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
«We have nine or ten committees working through, markups this week. Many tomorrow,» said Johnson on Wednesday.
«We’re going to have committee meetings through Thursday. And there’s still a lot of work being done,» said Scalise. «Most members know that the work of Congress is mostly done in committee.»
But not this time.
Granted, the House Oversight Committee took closed-door testimony from former Biden administration Chief of Staff Ron Klain about President Joe Biden’s cognitive abilities. But that was about it for the House.
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«Today marks the first day of the House embarking on their Epstein recess,» declared Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. «And already the story Republicans hoped would quietly fade is growing louder by the hour.»
«It’s going to keep percolating,» predicted Khanna. «This is just breathing more life.»
August is often a news vacuum. And so something has to fill the void. The Epstein files could be it.
And that only fuels the summer of discontent.
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Ceasefire negotiations between Israel and the Hamas terrorist organization hit a setback Thursday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recalled Israel’s negotiating delegation from Doha following what officials described as a hardening of Hamas’ demands.
«In light of the response Hamas delivered this morning, it has been decided to recall the negotiating team for further consultations in Israel,» the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. «We appreciate the efforts of the mediators, Qatar and Egypt, and the efforts of envoy Steve Witkoff to achieve a breakthrough in the talks.»
According to reports in Israeli media, the terror group is now demanding the release of 200 Palestinians serving life sentences for murdering Israelis, and an additional 2,000 Palestinians detained in Gaza after Oct. 7. That demand significantly exceeds the previous mediator-backed framework – reportedly accepted by Israel – which included the release of 125 life-term prisoners and 1,200 other detainees.
HUCKABEE HITS BACK AT WESTERN COUNTRIES THAT ‘SIDE’ WITH TERROR GROUP HAMAS
Palestinians carry aid supplies from the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 29, 2025. (Reuters/Hatem Khaled)
«The return of the delegation is not a collapse or a crisis, but the gaps are significant and present across all core issues,» a senior Israeli official told Channel 12. Another official confirmed to U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff that Hamas’ updated prisoner exchange terms are «unacceptable.»
A joint statement by 25 countries condemning Israel’s conduct in Gaza may have further complicated already fragile ceasefire negotiations, Israeli officials suggested. In response to the condemnation, Israel’s Foreign Ministry issued a sharply worded statement, warning, «At these sensitive moments in the ongoing negotiations, it is better to avoid statements of this kind.
«Israel rejects the joint statement published by a group of countries, as it is disconnected from reality and sends the wrong message to Hamas.» The ministry added that «all statements and all claims should be directed at the only party responsible for the lack of a deal for the release of hostages and a ceasefire: Hamas, which started this war and is prolonging it.»
Hostage families expressed deep concern about the breakdown in negotiations. «The families are watching with concern as reports emerge about the negotiating team’s return,» the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said in a statement. «Every day that passes endangers the hostages’ chances of recovery and the ability to locate the dead. Another missed opportunity to bring everyone home would be unforgivable – a moral, security, and diplomatic failure.»
The negotiations, which have dragged on for weeks, are part of a proposed U.S.-backed deal involving a 60-day ceasefire in exchange for the release of some 50 remaining Israeli hostages, a phased release of Palestinian prisoners and expanded humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Hamas terrorists take up positions ahead of a hostage release in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Feb. 8, 2025. (AP)
Hamas is also demanding that Israeli troops withdraw to positions held before March 2, when the last ceasefire collapsed, and that the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt reopen in both directions. The group further opposes the newly established U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Fund, demanding that aid distribution return to the previous U.N.-supervised mechanism.
Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held captive in the Gaza Strip since the Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel hold their portraits at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on May 28, 2025, to mark 600 days of their captivity and demand their release and an end to the war. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images)
A Hamas official told Reuters the group is insisting on a return to a Jan. 19 protocol for aid entry, and that ceasefire negotiations must include a clause preventing Israel from resuming military operations after the 60-day truce – even if a broader deal is not reached.
At the center of the deadlock is the growing humanitarian crisis. The U.N. and international aid groups warn that hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza face severe food insecurity. It is claimed that civilians in the north have been forced to survive on animal feed and foraged plants, while chaotic aid distributions in the south have repeatedly turned deadly.
Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, the chief of the General Staff, conducts a field tour in the Rafah area of the Gaza Strip. (IDF)
ISRAEL ACCEPTS TRUMP-LED CEASEFIRE PLAN THAT COULD END GAZA WAR WITHIN 60 DAYS
In response to mounting pressure, Israel is visibly increasing the pace of aid deliveries. On Thursday, COGAT (Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories) reported that 70 aid trucks were transferred into Gaza on Wednesday through the Zikim and Kerem Shalom crossings. The shipments, primarily food, were delivered under IDF coordination with the U.N. and humanitarian organizations.
COGAT said more than 150 trucks were collected inside Gaza, but warned that over 800 trucks remain uncollected at the crossings due to logistical breakdowns on the Palestinian side.
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) stated on X that it offered on Wednesday to deliver the U.N.’s tons of aid sitting in Gaza for free. John Acree, GHF’s interim director, said, «We’ve seen aid by the U.N. and other organization(s) being piled near the borders but not being delivered.»
Prime Minister Netanyahu meets with Steve Witkoff, special envoy to the Middle East. (Prime Minister’s Media Adviser)
Israeli journalist Nadav Eyal reported Thursday that senior defense officials say they’ve been instructed by the political echelon to «greatly speed up the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza» and to «be less concerned with precautions or plans to keep it out of Hamas’ hands.»
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As talks stall and military activity resumes, Israeli officials warn that the window for a deal may be closing. «There are still significant gaps,» one source told Channel 12. «The negotiations are not over – but time is running out.»
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