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Gaza Food Distribution Chaos, New COVID-19 Vaccine Guidelines, Children Of ISIS

Israeli forces fired shots at a food distribution site in Gaza after people, many of whom face the threat of starvation, had overrun the place. The incident happened on the first day that a new U.S.-based system distributed humanitarian aid. The U.S. government has updated its COVID-19 vaccine guidelines. The shot is no longer recommended for healthy children or healthy pregnant women, but independent health experts are voicing concerns. And thousands of children of ISIS fighters are stuck in Syrian detention camps.

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