Israeli strike kills 7 World Central Kitchen workers, group halts aid
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World Central Kitchen said Tuesday that it was immediately halting its operations in Gaza after seven of its workers were killed in an...
International court orders Israel to do more to prevent famine in Gaza
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an order on Thursday calling on Israel to allow unimpeded access for humanitarian aid...
UN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for aid into Gaza
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top United Nations court on Thursday ordered Israel to take measures to improve the humanitarian...
Another Gaza Aid Convoy Ends in Violence, With at Least 20 Killed
The Gaza Health Ministry accused Israel of a “targeted” attack. Israel’s military denied the accusation, blaming Palestinian gunmen for...
First aid ship reaches Gaza amid new efforts to step up relief to besieged enclave
The first aid ship carrying much-needed food has reached the shoreline of central Gaza as part of new efforts to ease a humanitarian...
World’s largest hunger crisis looms in Sudan, UN warns, as humanitarian response hits ‘breaking point’
CNN — The war in Sudan is “triggering the world’s largest hunger crisis,” with more than 25 million people “trapped in a spiral” of food...
A quarter of Gaza’s population is one step from famine and aid trucks are looted, UN says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — At least one quarter of Gaza’s population – 576,000 people – are one step away from famine and virtually the entire...
Israel is deliberately starving Palestinians, UN rights expert says
Exclusive: UN special rapporteur on the right to food Michael Fakhri says denial of food is war crime and constitutes ‘a situation of...
Bengal famine: Tracking down the last survivors of WW2's forgotten tragedy
The Bengal famine of 1943 killed more than three million people in eastern India. It was one of the worst losses of civilian life on the...
Booby-traps and ambushes: How Israel's sadistic 'hunger games' target starving Gazans
There are growing reports of Israel directly targeting civilians in Gaza as they wait for aid, often after fake texts signal that relief...
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