Mid East

NBC - Biden’s team is increasingly taking extraordinary steps to minimize disruptions from pro-Palestinian protests at his events. That includes avoiding college campuses, hosting smaller events and even withholding events’ locations until he arrives at them.

NPR -  Gaza health authorities say more than 100 civilians were killed yesterday while trying to get food from aid trucks. Witnesses say Israeli troops opened fire on the crowd. Israel says their troops were defending themselves. Israel reports a lower death toll and alleges many of those killed were run over by trucks or died in the stampede. Because Israel bans foreign journalists, NPR's Jane Arraf says it's "impossible to get in and report what's happening on the ground." Satellite imagery shows people completely overwhelming aid trucks. "There's so little food reaching Gaza. It just speaks to the desperation of people who have no other way of feeding their children," Arraf says. She reports that U.N. agencies that usually take the lead in providing aid are unable to do so due to security and political obstacles. Jordan has taken the lead in air-dropping aid. Arraf says airdrops are considered a last resort because they're expensive and can't provide as much aid as trucks do.