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Hunger and malnutrition are rising across Gaza as Israel's blockade leaves mothers with few options
Locked, sealed and devastated by Israeli bombings, Gaza is facing starvation. Thousands of children have already been treated ...
U.N. spokesman briefs reporters on recent Israeli airstrikes in Syria and Gaza
During Friday’s United Nations’ daily briefing, the spokesman for the U.N. Secretary-General updated the press on the latest ...
UN official urges Israel to lift aid blockade of Gaza and calls it ‘cruel collective punishment’
The United Nations’ emergency relief coordinator is urging Israel to lift its blockade of aid into the Gaza Strip.
Netanyahu: Freeing hostages is ‘important’ but ‘supreme goal’ in Gaza is ‘victory’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said defeating Hamas remains his primary objective in Gaza, while adding that ...
Mass starvation looms in Gaza as World Food Program says stocks have run out
After seven weeks of a full blockade of food, water, medical supplies and electricity, the United Nations World Food Program ...
Gaza activists say their aid vessel was hit by drones off the coast of Malta
A ship carrying aid heading for Gaza was attacked by drones in international waters off Malta early Friday, the group ...
Israel redraws Gaza map, limiting Palestinians to a third of the enclave
Since breaking the ceasefire, Israeli forces have declared about 70 percent of Gaza either as a military “red zone” or under ...
In starving Gaza under Israeli siege, 'the powerless population endures the unendurable'
Since March 2, no commercial or humanitarian trucks have entered the Palestinian enclave. The United Nations estimates that ...