The Trump administration is walking back plans to withhold disaster aid from cities and states that are not friendly to Israel. On Monday, Reuters reported that states and cities that boycott Israeli companies could be denied grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

The new conditions tying domestic disaster funding to Trump foreign policy come as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly confirmed plans to fully occupy Gaza, according to sources inside his office.

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