Gaza, aid and Israel
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At least nine more people have died from starvation and malnutrition in Gaza over the past 24 hours, according to the territory’s health ministry. The latest figures bring the total number of starvation-related deaths to 122, including 83 children.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addressing the Amnesty International Global Assembly on Friday, called for immediate action in Gaza to stem starvation. Guterres reiterated his condemnation of the October 7th attacks by Hamas,
The United Nations and experts say that Palestinians in Gaza are at risk of famine, with reports of increasing numbers of people dying from causes related to malnutrition.
There are accusations that food supplies are being blocked by Israeli forces, something the Israeli government denies. CBS News New York's Lori Bordonaro has more from Westchester County, where one community is demanding an end to the crisis.
The Israeli military will allow foreign countries to drop aid into the Gaza Strip, according to a report Friday on Israel Army Radio, citing an army source. Israel will allow the United Arab Emirates and Jordan to resume air-dropping aid packages,
Israel will coordinate airdrops of aid into Gaza from foreign countries in the coming days, an Israeli security official confirmed to ABC News.
Metro Detroit attorney is on a small boat to Gaza with 18 other activists to deliver aid to hungry children and end Israel's blockade.
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The images of skeletal children that are now pouring out of Gaza are shocking but they should not be surprising. Humanitarian groups with decades of experience distributing aid in the Strip have been warning about this scenario for months,
Even if FEWS NET or the IPC determine that a location meets all three famine criteria, they can't declare it on their own. Their findings must be reviewed and approved by a committee of independent experts convened by the IPC. In Gaza's case, the committee reviewed and signed off on similar reports from both organizations.
Hundreds of food trucks are sitting idle and the U.N. has rebuffed our attempts to help. But the offer stands.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump appeared on Friday to abandon Gaza ceasefire negotiations with Hamas, both saying it had become clear that the Palestinian militants did not want a deal.