9 h. ago Gaza slides into lethal chaos as desperate Palestinians fight to survive

Witnesses and NGO records reveal the tragic toll of hunt to secure the basics of lifeJust after midnight on Thursday morning, Abdullah Ahmed left his sleeping wife and children in their small and crowded home in the battered al-Bureij camp in central Gaza and headed north.The 31-year-old vegetable seller had heard that the nearby food distribution site recently opened by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a secretive Israeli- and US-backed private organisation that began operations in the territory last month, would be handing out food at 2am. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Unicef warns children could die of thirst in Gaza amid collapse of water systems

Fears grow of drought as well as hunger as medics report more killings by Israeli forces of Palestinians seeking aidMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe collapse of water systems in Gaza is threatening the territory with devastating drought as well as hunger, Unicef has warned, as medics reported that Israel had killed more desperate Palestinians seeking aid.On Friday at least 24 people waiting for aid were killed by Israeli fire in central Gaza, according to local health authorities, in addition to other deaths by airstrikes. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ‘My son went to get flour. He came back in a coffin’: As the world focuses on Iran Palestinians are being shot dead seeking aid

While the world has its attention fixed on a regional war, desperate Palestinians are being killed by the dozen as they seek food at controversial American-run aid sites in Gaza, write Bel Trew and Richard Hall

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4 d. ago This Morning host fight tears as Grenfell survivor breaks down over tragic death

Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard were visibly emotional during their chat with Grenfell survivor Marcio, who revealed the heartbreaking loss of his unborn child in the fire.

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5 d. ago Photos show crowds of desperate Palestinians struggling to get food

Hardly any food has entered northern Gaza for nearly four months. So when a rare convoy of aid trucks entered this week, gigantic crowds of desperate Palestinians were waiting for it.

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6 d. ago Salernitana’s Serie B survival hangs by a thread after bout of food poisoning

Much of squad in hospital after game against SampdoriaDouble relegation looms after playoff first-leg defeatSalernitana’s fight for survival has veered into chaos with a bout of food poisoning hospitalising much of the squad halfway through their showdown with Sampdoria.The Serie B side, fighting to avoid dropping to Italy’s third tier, have requested a postponement of the second leg of their relegation playoff on Friday because players and coaching staff remain too ill to train. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago What we know about the shootings near Gaza aid distribution sites

Shootings have erupted nearly daily this week in the Gaza Strip in the vicinity of new hubs where desperate Palestinians are being directed to collect food

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3 w. ago Four killed in Gaza as Palestinians storm UN warehouse in desperate search for food

As fears of starvation spiral, Gazans raided the building in a desperate attempt to find something to eat

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