13 h. ago Military intervention must be used to stop the genocide in Gaza | Ahmed Ibsais

In Kosovo, Nato intervened in 1999 after mass killings and the threat of further ethnic cleansing. Why aren’t Gazans being protected in the same way?On 20 May, the secretary-general for humanitarian affairs at the United Nations stated that 14,000 babies would be dead unless the blockade was lifted immediately. The day before, the former Knesset member Moshe Feiglin said: “Every child in Gaza is the enemy.” And now, world leaders in the UK and France threaten vague “concrete actions” if Israel “does not cease the renewed military offensive and lift its restrictions on humanitarian aid”. But undefined “concrete actions” are woefully insufficient. To those leaders I say: Gaza’s children cannot eat statements.Bezalel Smotrich, the Israeli finance minister, declared last week: “We are destroying everything in Gaza, the world isn’t stopping us.” So let’s say what must be said, without apology: military intervention to defend Gaza is not only justified – it is required. It is humanitarian...

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22 h. ago Gaza famine sees 29 elderly and children starve to death in race against time

Elderly Palestinians as well as children are now dying of starvation in stricken Gaza as a trickle of aid enters the Strip and fresh horror hits Gaza since this morning with many 'missing'

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33 h. ago The children of Gaza are starving to death | First Dog on the Moon

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41 h. ago More than 9,000 children treated for malnutrition in Gaza, says Unicef – Middle East crisis live

Figures come as Palestinian health minister says there have been 29 ‘starvation-related’ deaths in the last few daysIsraeli foreign minister Gideon Saar accused unnamed European officials on Thursday of “toxic antisemitic incitement” he blamed for a hostile climate in which the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staff members in Washington DC took place.Israel has faced criticism from Europe as it has intensified its military campaign in Gaza, where humanitarian groups have warned that an 11-week Israeli blockade on aid supplies has left the Palestinian territory on the brink of famine.There is a direct line connecting antisemitic and anti-Israel incitement to this murder.This incitement is also done by leaders and officials of many countries and organisations, especially from Europe.These libels about genocide, crimes against humanity and murdering babies pave the way exactly for such murders. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Mothers and their babies face starvation in Gaza, where hospitals are overwhelmed

The U.N. children’s agency says more than 9,000 children have been treated for malnutrition in Gaza this year, and food security experts say tens of thousands of cases are expected in the coming year

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3 d. ago Ms. Rachel makes emotional plea for Gaza’s children as UN warns 14,000 babies could starve under Israeli blockade

A former child educator from Maine, Ms. Rachel has built an audience of nearly 15 million subscribers on YouTube with her mix of educational videos and songs for young children

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3 d. ago Lammy ‘begged’ to ‘save children’s lives’ in Gaza as MPs call for tougher action

David Lammy announced new measures against Israel but Labour and Tory backbenchers urged him to go further.

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5 d. ago Semicolons! Do you know how to use one and would you even notice if they disappeared? | First Dog on the Moon

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5 d. ago Israel airstrikes kill at least 75 in Gaza in night of terror with kids among heartbreaking victims

Israel's latest barrage of airstrikes in Gaza has claimed at least 75 lives overnight, with women and children among the victims, after Benjamin Netanyahu broke a ceasefire deal earlier this year

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6 d. ago Starved boy died horror death after adoptive parents fed him olive brine as punishment

Isaiah Stark’s parents used olive brine as punishment and the malnourished youngster died of ingesting too much sodium, but local authorities ruled his death was an accident

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7 d. ago Gaza children are sent back to war zone following medical care after Jordan rejects requests to stay

Seventeen Palestinian children and their caregivers were recently sent back to Gaza after receiving medical treatment in Jordan

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7 d. ago Almost 300m people at risk of death through starvation – report

Aid cuts, conflict, climate and economic shocks contribute to sixth consecutive rise in numbers facing ‘high levels of food insecurity’Acute food insecurity continues to rise at an alarming rate, with almost 300 million people at risk of death through starvation, new analysis reveals.Escalating conflict and cuts to humanitarian aid along with climate and economic shocks forced an additional 13.7 million people into chronic food insecurity last year. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Ben from Ben & Jerry’s ice cream arrested at Senate hearing protesting the killing of Gaza children with US bombs

The protest erupted as Robert F Kennedy was testifying

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9 d. ago Ben & Jerry’s Ben arrested at Senate hearing protesting the killing of Gaza children with US bombs

The protest erupted as Robert F Kennedy was testifying

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9 d. ago A grim lottery: as Israel bombs hospitals, some Gaza children are granted rare exit permits

The al Astal brothers are among the unlucky Palestinians who are fighting their own battle against cancer while stuck in a war zoneIt was a short distance but a very long journey from a bombed out hospital in Gaza to the Jordanian border. Zeinab al Astal arrived with her two sick sons as dusk was falling on Wednesday evening, and she seemed stunned they had made it at all.Twenty four hours earlier she had been watching chunks of ceiling crash down to the floor around them, after Israel bombed the European hospital in Khan Younis where they were staying. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Israeli bombing wave kills dozens in Gaza including at least 22 children, say reports

Bombardment signals new escalation after Netanyahu said Israel would ‘go in with full force to complete the operation’Middle East crisis – live updatesAn intense wave of Israeli bombing has reportedly killed dozens of people in Gaza, including many children, signalling a new escalation at a critical moment in regional politics.The exact number of deaths from the attacks was unclear, with estimates ranging from about 30 to more than 50, making it one of the highest tolls in a single morning for many weeks. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Dozens dead 'including 22 children' as Israel launches wave of strikes on Gaza hospitals

Israel's response to the October 7 massacre by Hamas has now killed approximately 52,000 Palestinians

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9 d. ago Middle East crisis live: More than 60 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza

Dead include those killed in a strike on the European hospital complex near Khan YounisIsrael hits hospitals in deadly strikesAssociated Press, citing local hospitals, reports that at least 22 children were killed in Gaza overnight Tuesday and early Wednesday by Israeli airstrikes.Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met online with US president Donald Trump, Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman and Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa, Reuters reports, citing Turkey’s state-owned Anadolu news agency. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill 48 people, including 22 children, hospitals say

At least 22 children were killed in Gaza overnight Tuesday and early Wednesday in a punishing series of Israeli airstrikes on homes in northern Gaza

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1 week ago Can we stop racist AI taking over everything? Sure, but we could have stopped climate change as well | First Dog on the Moon

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