There is no evidence that the U.S. earmarked $50 million in condoms to Gaza, or that it has recently spent $50 million on condoms in Gaza. On X, a State Department spokesperson said the freeze stopped $100 million in funding to Gaza which included money for contraception.

Aid experts have dismissed Trump's claim that $50 million was being spent on condoms for Gaza, with it being used to justify aid cuts.

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The Four returning hostages -- Daniella Gilboa, Liri Albag, Naama Levy and Karina Ariev -- have crossed into Israeli territory with IDF and ISA Forces, according to a statement from the Israel Defense Forces and the Israel Security Agency.

There is currently no indication of the presence of the hostages. Hamas is expected to release Karina Ariev, 20; Daniella Gilboa, 20; Naama Levy, 20; and Liri Albag, 19. In exchange, Israel will release 200 Palestinians being held in prisons.

US aid experts on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump's claim that the United States had spent $50 million to fund condoms for the war-battered Gaza Strip, which the president has sought to make a poster child for wasteful spending.

Despite a ceasefire, Israeli authorities have detained 11 US medical professionals in Gaza, preventing their departure.