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The football-vs.-soccer debate is not about language at all.

The resolution, which would call for more aid to enter the territory, has been delayed because the U.S. said Israel must remain involved in the inspection process.

After a week of negotiations and delays over who would inspect aid going into Gaza, the United States said it had arrived at a U.N. measure it could back, but did not say when a vote would take place.

Pope Francis spoke with L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics and their supporters for years before letting priests bless same-sex couples. But the move’s timing also owed something to its conservative opponents.

Israel’s military has been quick in disclosing details of the fatal shooting of the three hostages, who were unarmed and bearing a makeshift white flag. The shooting, it said, violated its rules of engagement.

The government told people to “think four times” before embarking on a hike to view the eruption.

The shootings by Israeli troops have provoked anguish in Israel, with many calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to scale back the war and work to secure the release of more hostages.

A senior official said the leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was in Egypt to discuss the possibility of a new truce, adding that Israel would have to abide by a cease-fire before the group would discuss releasing more hostages.

Journalists have been targeted for harassment, and some women are only allowed to speak to the press if they have a male chaperone.

The Yemen-based Houthi militia has been targeting commercial vessels in recent weeks, but no major regional power has joined the U.S.-led maritime force in the Red Sea.