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The UN's refugee agency in Gaza said it suspended food distribution in the southern city of Raffer, citing lack of supplies and security risks.

Unwa said it was unable to reach its warehouse and distribution centre because of Israeli military operations and that closures

closures disruptions of two border crossings

Raffer into Egypt and Kerem Shalom into Israel

have affected its supplies.

The UN said it received no aid in the past two days

from a floating pier which America built last week.

The Biden administration said it would work with Congress on an

appropriate response to the decision by the chief prosecutor of the

International Criminal Court to seek arrest warrants for Israel's primary of the

international criminal court to seek arrest warrants for Israel's prime minister

Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister.

That could include sanctions.

The prosecutor is also seeking warrants for Hamas's leaders.

The court's judges will decide whether to issue them.

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