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50days since the occupation prevented the entry of supplies into Gaza

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced on Monday that today marks 50 days since the Israeli occupation authorities have prevented any type of supplies from entering the Gaza Strip. OCHA added that "since early...

UN organizations: 420,000 displaced and the food crisis in Gaza is worsening

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said on Sunday that "more than 90,000 displaced people" are currently living in approximately 115 shelters across Gaza, noting that "approximately 420,000 people have been displaced again since...

Palestinians in Gaza resort to eating turtle meat amid Israeli starvation policy

For the third time, Majda Qanan was forced to cook a turtle to feed her displaced family, now living in a tent in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, where the spectre of hunger threatens residents due to...

Israeli starvation is killing Gaza’s children

With extremely thin bodies, a number of Palestinian children groan under the burden of malnutrition at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip. This scene has become a near-daily occurrence due to Israel's starvation policy, which has...

Hunger is getting worse in Gaza

The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that thousands of Gazans are once again facing the risk of acute hunger and malnutrition as food stocks in the Strip dwindle and the border is closed to aid. Meanwhile, expanding military...

UNRWA: The continued blockade on Gaza is worsening the humanitarian crisis

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced yesterday that more than one million people are at risk of being left without food parcels in Gaza. UNRWA said in a post on its Facebook page that...

The situation in Gaza is dire

Olga Cherefko, a spokesperson for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the Gaza Strip, revealed a sharp deterioration in the humanitarian situation in the besieged Strip, describing it as "becoming more catastrophic" with...

Hamas warns of famine in Gaza during Ramadan

Hamas has warned of a "new famine" in the Gaza Strip due to the ongoing Israeli blockade and starvation policies, even during the month of Ramadan, amidst the international community's silence. Abdul Latif Al-Qanou, a spokesman for the movement, said...

UN experts condemn Zionist decision to use famine as weapon

Independent UN human rights experts have warned that the Zionist entity has resumed its use of starvation in the Gaza Strip against Palestinians by violating the ceasefire agreement and blocking the entry of humanitarian aid. In a joint statement...

Global organization withdraws report warning of famine in Gaza

A leading organization monitoring the world's food crises has withdrawn a report warning of impending famine in the northern Gaza Strip, the Associated Press reported. The agency added that the United States demanded that the organization withdraw the report in...

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Israel evacuates northern Gaza and targets displaced people

Israel escalated on Thursday, its war on Gaza Strip, intensifying its targeting of displaced persons and civilians across the...