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Emma Bowman

Harris urges a Gaza cease-fire for hostage deal, presses Israel to ease aid delivery

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on the 59th commemoration of "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Ala., on Sunday. (Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)

Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday called for an immediate, temporary cease-fire in Gaza to facilitate a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, and pressed Israel to do more to increase the flow of aid to alleviate the "immense scale of suffering" among Palestinians.

Her remarks are some of the strongest made by a senior U.S. official regarding the protection of civilians in Gaza.

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