U.S. Calls Israel, Palestinians to Meeting
With Palestinians facing a dire shortage of bread, milk and other essentials, U.S. officials summoned Israeli and Palestinian negotiators to an emergency meeting Sunday to resolve a standoff over Gaza’s main cargo crossing. But the Palestinian’s economic misery was liable to deepen as Hamas militants sworn to Israel’s destruction prepared to formally present their new Cabinet to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas later in the day. The group’s failure to bring moderate forces into its government is likely to strengthen Western resolve to cut off desperately needed aid. Full Story