8 h. ago Starving boy, 14, crushed to death by Gaza aid drop as he ran toward food

Muhannad Zakaria Eid, 14, was running towards the heavy aid packages as they dropped near in central Gaza on Saturday - when one landed on him and crushed him to death

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13 h. ago UK demands Israel stop 'unimaginable' Gaza famine as children starve to death

The UK, Australia and other European states demanded Israel allow unrestricted aid into Gaza, describing the humanitarian suffering as "unimaginable" as another five Palestinians die of starvation

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54 h. ago I thought my 'vegan' sister had stopped posting her toddler on social media for privacy... really he was dead she and her 'religious' husband had buried him in their garden

Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah, 43, and Tai, 42, starved their son Abiyah to death, before burying him in their backyard in Birmingham. Now, the child's aunt, Cassie Rowe, 47, has revealed her regrets.

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4 d. ago Gaza mothers struggle to feed families amid deepening famine: ‘The children remain hungry’

Before the war, Gaza’s kitchens bustled with elaborate meals that touched on Palestinian traditions and culture

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5 d. ago Pet owner left 12 cats to rot as 'skeletal remains' found in 'most distressing' case

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: After Klare Forman abandoned her flat, her 12 cats starved to death and two others were forced to eat their corpses to survive as their bodies rotted away in the filthy flat

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5 d. ago Israel’s military onslaught in Gaza 'looks like genocide,' says top European Commission official

‘What we are seeing is a concrete population being targeted, killed and condemned to starve to death,’ says the European Commission’s Executive Vice President Teresa Ribera

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8 d. ago As I sit here in Australia watching Israel starve Palestinians to death, I can’t help but think it could have been me | Plestia Alaqad

I’ve tried to write this for a week now but can’t seem to find the right words. What words could ever be enough?Anne Davies: The huge Harbour Bridge march shows people have had a gutful of seeing starving children in Gaza. Politicians need to catch up“Why can’t I have a pomegranate?”The little girl’s question sank his heart. How would my colleague, Hatem, explain to his daughter that there are no pomegranates, and barely any flour? How will he explain that real people are doing this to her on purpose? Starving her little stomach as a weapon? Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Inside horror house where grandparents beat a toddler to death: Despicable abuse and starvation was missed by social services, daughter reveals

Harrowing video footage, filmed just ten days before Ethan's death, shows him walking with a strange, knock-kneed gait and falling over, barely able to hold up his own head.

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3 w. ago Inside horror house where grandparents beat a toddler to death: Despicable abuse and starvation missed by social services, as daughter reveals

Harrowing video footage, filmed just ten days before Ethan's death, shows him walking with a strange, knock-kneed gait and falling over, barely able to hold up his own head.

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4 w. ago Mum who starved rather than suffer 'worst death' leaves behind powerful message

Emma Bray wanted to protect her children from seeing her die a "terrible" death from motor neurone disease, so made the heartbreaking decision to starve herself to death instead

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4 w. ago Dignity in Dying campaigner Emma Bray dies after vowing to starve herself to death 'to protect her children'

Dignity in Dying campaigner Emma Bray spent her final days in a hospice this summer after voluntarily deciding to stop eating and drinking.

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4 w. ago Brave mum Emma Bray's final days after deciding to starve herself to death for sake of her kids

Dignity in Dying campaigner Emma Bray has died after making the heartbreaking decision to starve herself to death. Just last month, she spoke with the Mirror about her poignant hopes for her final days

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