The first day of Ramadan came and went in Gaza, with residents marking a joyless iftar against a backdrop of famine, disease and displacement as the war in the besieged territory ground on more than five months after it began. As the Muslim world welcomed the start of the holy month
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Aid ship from Cyprus ‘ready’ to sail for Gaza: charity
Plans to get aid into Gaza by sea gain pace as airdrop mishap kills five
An international effort is gathering pace to get desperately needed humanitarian relief into Gaza by sea in a bid to counter overland access restrictions blamed on Israel as it battles Hamas militants. The dire conditions more than five months into the war have led some countries to airdrop food and other
Children begin to succumb in rising deaths in Gaza’s famine
After months of warnings over the risk of famine in Gaza under Israel’s bombardment, offensives and siege, children are starting to die. Hunger is most acute in northern Gaza, which has been isolated by Israeli forces and has suffered long cutoffs of food supply deliveries. At least 20 people have died
Tensions in Israel war cabinet as Gaza conflict rages
Israel's war cabinet, seen as a symbol of national unity in the war against Hamas, has been shaken by political rivalry between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and centrist Benny Gantz, analysts say. A former military chief and ex-defence minister, Gantz visited Washington Monday before heading to London on Wednesday for high-level
Envoys push for Gaza truce before Ramadan starts next week
Kamala Harris will talk Gaza ceasefire, aid in DC meeting with Benny Gantz
No Safety for Children in Gaza
Nothing could prepare me for my recently concluded mission into the Gaza Strip, where children face catastrophic conditions. In my twenty years with UNICEF, traveling from one humanitarian crisis to the next – from famines to floods and war zones to refugee camps – I’ve simply never seen such devastation and
No ceasefire Gaza threatens humanitarian aid
As negotiations within the UN Security Council and internationally continue, the humanitarian response to Gaza continues to be under threat. Palestine’s representative to the UN has declared that a new resolution may be in the works, which will also include “practical measures” to ensure a humanitarian ceasefire and to withhold any
