3 d. ago ‘At least 24 Palestinians killed’ near Gaza aid site as Israeli military open fire

The Israeli military said its forces had opened fire on a group of individuals who had left designated access routes near the distribution centre in Rafah

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5 d. ago Palestinians gunned down while trying to reach food aid site in Gaza, hospital says

Witnesses say Israeli forces opened fire on people near distribution point run by Israel-backed foundationMore than 20 people were killed on Sunday as they went to receive food at an aid distribution point set up by an Israeli-backed foundation in the Gaza Strip, according to a hospital run by the Red Cross that received the bodies.Witnesses told the Associated Press that Israeli forces had opened fire on people as they headed toward the aid distribution site run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). “There were many martyrs, including women,” the 40-year-old resident said. “We were about 300 metres away from the military.” Continue reading...

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8 d. 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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9 d. ago Deadly chaos at Gaza aid site as thousands rush for food and Israeli troops fire warning shots

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distributed 8,000 food boxes after an 11-week Israeli blockade of the war-devastated enclave

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1 week ago Chaos at Gaza aid site as thousands rush for food and Israeli troops fire warning shots

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distributed 8,000 food boxes after an 11-week Israeli blockade of the war-devastated enclave

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1 week ago Israeli gunfire heard as crowds of Palestinians try to reach an aid center in Gaza

An AP journalist says Israeli tank and gunfire has been heard while giant crowds of Palestinians tried to reach a newly opened aid distribution center in southern Gaza

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2 w. ago Netanyahu accused of slander after criticising Macron, Carney and Starmer

Israeli leader’s antisemitism claim labelled defamatory as he is warned against pursuing a war without endMiddle East crisis – live updatesBenjamin Netanyahu was accused of slander and pursuing a war without end after he claimed the leaders of France, Canada and the UK were stoking antisemitism and siding with Hamas by demanding he end the two-month blockade of food and aid into Gaza.In what has become an extraordinary standoff with some of Israel’s closest allies, Netanyahu appeared to deliberately raise the stakes on Thursday night by accusing his western critics of abandoning Israel in a war for its very existence. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Israel wrecks last functioning hospital in north Gaza as food aid begins to trickle in

Israeli tanks and drones strike Al Awda Hospital in northern Gaza while fighter jets bomb southern Lebanon

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2 w. ago ‘No flour, no food, no water’: Israel continues to pound Gaza as aid still struggles to get through

The Israeli military continued its renewed attack on Gaza overnight on Wednesday, killing at least 82 including a week-old baby and several women, Gaza’s hospital officials said

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2 w. ago Netanyahu vows Israel will ‘take control of all’ of Gaza but says famine must be avoided – Israel

Israeli PM says his forces will not give up in attempt to seize control of Gaza but warns Israel must not let people there reach point of famineIsraeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has posted a video message on Telegram. Here is some of what he said:Israeli forces will “take control of all” of the Gaza Strip. “The fighting is intense and we are making progress. We will take control of all the territory of the Strip,” he said. “We will not give up. But in order to succeed, we must act in a way that cannot be stopped.”Israel must not let the population (of Gaza) sink into famine, both for “practical and diplomatic reasons”.“In order to complete our victory, to defeat Hamas and free the hostages, we cannot reach a point of famine,” Netanyahu said, adding that images of famine in Gaza would have hindered his objectives.Everyone in Gaza is hungry. Without immediate action, nearly a quarter of the population could be pushed into famine. Food aid must be allowed into Gaza now to preve...

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2 w. ago Live updates: A UN official says 20 aid trucks with food are waiting to enter Gaza

Israel says it will allow a limited amount of humanitarian aid into Gaza even as its "extensive” new ground operations are underway

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2 w. ago Israel to allow ‘basic amount of food’ into Gaza after announcing start of ‘extensive’ new ground operation

Israel’s decision to allow food into Gaza ends a 10-week blockade in the enclave

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2 w. ago Israel says it will allow 'a basic amount' of food into Gaza after three

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's office made the announcement on Sunday, hours after the military announced it had launched a new ground operation in the enclave.

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4 w. ago Solution to get food and aid to Gaza is ‘steps away’, US state department says – live

Gaza is on the brink of catastrophe after two months of a total blockade by Israel, aid workers say, with many families down to one meal a dayThe winners and losers of Trump’s first tariff war strongly suggest that bankruptcies and farm consolidation could surge during his second term, with major corporations best placed to benefit from his polices at the expense of independent farmers.New analysis by the non-profit research advocacy group Food and Water Watch (FWW), shared exclusively with the Guardian, shows that Trump’s first-term tariffs were particularly devastating for farmers in the Maga rural heartlands. Continue reading...

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