UN describes Gaza as “hungriest place on earth”
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has described the Gaza Strip as ‘the hungriest place on Earth’.
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Large Numbers of Aid-Seekers Storm U.N. Warehouse in Gaza
Scores of desperate Palestinians could be seen trying to enter the cavernous warehouse after more than two months of Israeli aid blockages put Gaza at high risk of famine.
Israel kills 10 desperate aid seekers in Gaza in 2 days
At least 10 Palestinians, desperately seeking aid from a contentious and heavily criticised United States-backed organization, have been killed by Israeli soldiers in Gaza over the last 48 hours, according to the besieged enclave’s Government Media Of…
Israeli PM says Hamas Gaza chief Mohammad Sinwar has been killed
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that Mohammad Sinwar, Hamas’ Gaza chief and the younger brother of the Palestinian group’s deceased leader and mastermind of the October 2023 attack, Yahya Sinwar, had been killed.
UK Weighs Sanctions on 2 Israeli Ministers as Gaza Crisis Worsens
Facing rising pressure over the acute suffering of civilians in Gaza, the British government is considering sanctions on two far-right ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich.
U.N. Condemns Israeli-Backed Aid Distribution Program in Gaza
United Nations officials said that the new system, known as the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, violated humanitarian principles by requiring many Palestinians to travel miles to obtain aid.
Over 17k detained by Israeli military since Gaza war: Rights group
The Israeli army has arrested more than 17,000 Palestinians since October 2023, a prisoners’ affairs group announced on Wednesday.
Hundreds of Israeli military officers draft letter demanding end to ‘immoral Gaza war’: Report
Hundreds of active and reservist Israeli army officers have written an open letter urging the Israeli government and military leadership to stop the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. They describe it as a political war that ‘does not serve Israel’s natio…
U.N. Condemns Israel’s New Aid Program in Gaza, After Chaotic Start
The new operation is intended to bypass both the United Nations and Hamas, but aid groups say even if it works as intended, it is dangerously inadequate.
UNICEF says over 50k Gaza children killed, injured during war
More than 50,000 children have been killed or injured in Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip since October 2023, the UN children’s fund said on Wednesday.