16 h. ago Middle East crisis live: WHO asks for more medical aid to be allowed into Gaza before Israeli offensive

World Health Organization says it needs to deal with ‘catastrophic’ health situation in Gaza before Israel moves to ‘take control’ of Gaza CityIn a post on X, Israel Defense Forces claim to have “debunked” what it called Hamas’s “starvation campaign” in Gaza.The IDF said that reviews of documents showed that most deaths by malnutrition in Gaza were linked to “severe pre-existing conditions” and that only a handful of the 133 deaths by malnutrition claimed by Gaza’s authorities in July could be “verified”. The post said that the “expert review concluded that there are no signs of a widespread malnutrition phenomenon among the population in Gaza”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Mohamed Salah calls out UEFA over statement paying tribute to 'Palestinian Pele' who was 'killed in Israeli attack'

Suleiman al-Obeid, 41, was killed in an Israeli attack in Gaza on Thursday while waiting to receive humanitarian aid, according to the Palestine FA.

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3 d. ago ‘Can you tell us how he died?’: Mohamed Salah criticises Uefa over tribute to ‘Palestinian Pelé’

Footballer Suleiman al-Obeid was killed in an Israeli attack in southern Gaza last week, according to the Palestine Football AssociationMohamed Salah has criticised Uefa for failing to state how a footballer known as the “Palestinian Pelé” died in a tribute it posted.Suleiman al-Obeid, 41, was killed on Wednesday in southern Gaza when Israeli forces attacked civilians waiting for humanitarian aid, the Palestine Football Association (PFA) said. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Mohamed Salah calls out UEFA over missing details as 'Palestinian Pele' is killed

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has called out UEFA after they posted a tribute to the death of Suleiman al-Obeid - known as the 'Palestinian Pele'

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3 d. ago Mo Salah asks pointed question of UEFA after 'Palestinian Pele' killed by Israeli forces in Gaza

Mo Salah has called out UEFA's response to the death of a Palestinian footballer who was killed following an attack by Israeli forces in southern Gaza

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4 d. ago ‘Palestinian Pelé’ shot dead by Israeli forces while waiting for aid in Gaza

Suleiman Al-Obeid was regarded as ‘one of the brightest stars of Palestinian football’

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5 d. ago Netanyahu says Israel will take full control of Gaza before handing it to ‘Arab forces’

Such a move would be aimed at strengthening Israeli security but carries significant humanitarian and diplomatic risks

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9 d. ago Israeli forces kills over 20 people seeking food in Gaza, witnesses and health officials say

Hospital officials and witnesses say Israeli forces have killed at least 23 Palestinians seeking food in the Gaza Strip

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3 w. ago More than 90 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces while seeking food, Gaza officials say

UN officials say Israeli forces opened fire on starving civilians at an aid convoy

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3 w. ago Pope condemns Gaza war’s ‘barbarity’ as 93 reported killed by Israeli fire while waiting for food

Israeli forces open fire on hungry Palestinians near Gaza City in one of bloodiest incidents involving aid seekersPope Leo XIV has condemned the “barbarity” of the war in Gaza and the “indiscriminate use of force” as Gaza’s civil defence agency said at least 93 Palestinians had been killed queueing for food and Israel issued fresh evacuation orders for areas packed with displaced people.Gaza’s health ministry said scores were killed by Israeli fire while waiting for UN aid trucks entering through the northern Zikim crossing with Israel. It was one of the highest reported death tolls among repeated recent cases in which aid seekers have been killed by Israeli fire. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Israel extends Gaza offensive to areas not yet reached by ground forces

Military evacuation order for Deir al-Balah, where some Israeli hostages are believed to have been held, draws criticism

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4 w. ago Our Médecins Sans Frontières staff are being killed in Gaza. Why are UK ministers enabling that? | Natalie Roberts

We have warned the government repeatedly: the response has been pathetic. Britain has a duty to act morally, and stop supporting this genocideDr Natalie Roberts is the executive director of Médecins Sans Frontières UKOur colleague Abdullah Hammad was killed last week by Israeli forces as he waited to collect flour from an aid truck in Khan Younis. He is the 12th Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) colleague to have been killed in Gaza since October 2023. The Israeli-US food distribution scheme forces people in Gaza to choose between starvation and risking their life for minimal supplies. With more than 500 people killed and nearly 4,000 wounded while seeking food, this scheme has had the effect of luring desperate people in with aid, only for them to be slaughtered by the Israeli armed forces.This is part of the genocide that is being committed in Gaza. And the UK government is complicit.Dr Natalie Roberts is the executive director of Médecins Sans Frontières UK Continue reading...

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