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UNICEF warns of catastrophic toll on children trapped in Al Fasher

At least 600,000 people, half of them children, have been displaced from Al Fasher and surrounding camps in Sudan in recent months, according to UNICEF figures.

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Children scramble for scarce food as Gaza aid proves insufficient

People in Gaza are facing severe food shortages, with the UN confirming famine in Gaza City and nearby areas as road deliveries remain heavily restricted by Israel.

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Israel says Gaza City will be destroyed if Hamas rejects ceasefire

Israel’s defense minister says Gaza City could be destroyed unless Hamas accepts Israel’s terms. Earlier this week, Hamas accepted a ceasefire proposal by Arab mediators, almost identical to the one Israel accepted before talks stalled last month.

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Aid agencies criticise Gaza airdrops as unsafe and ineffective

International donors carried out new airdrops of humanitarian aid over the Gaza Strip, where residents continue to face acute food shortages under Israel’s blockade and ongoing military operations.

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Israel yet to respond to ceasefire proposal as strikes on Gaza persist

Qatar has stressed the urgency of brokering a ceasefire in Gaza after Hamas showed a “positive response” to a proposal from Arab countries, but Israel has yet to weigh in as its military prepares an offensive in some of the territory's most densely populated areas.

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Ship with hundreds of tonnes of aid for Gaza nears Israeli port

Cyprus was the staging area last year for 22,000 tonnes of aid deliveries by ship directly to Gaza through a pier operated by the international charity World Central Kitchen and a US military-run docking facility known as the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore System.

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At least 100 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza

The United Kingdom released a statement with 27 of its allies, many of them European, condemning the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza and calling on Israel to take immediate steps to alleviate humanitarian suffering.

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European leaders criticise Israel’s Gaza City takeover decision

Israel's decision to seize Gaza City was criticised by European leaders over humanitarian concerns. Germany halted military exports, calling for immediate ceasefire.

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Crowds gather around aid trucks in Gaza as food shortages persist

Large crowds gathered around aid trucks entering Gaza through the Morag corridor on Monday, as food shortages continue to affect the population across the enclave.

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Crowds surge toward falling aid in Gaza during chaotic rush

Airdropped humanitarian aid continued to fall across the central Gaza Strip on Monday, as Palestinians scrambled to collect parcels landing in remote or militarised zones.

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Israel's security cabinet to meet amid further civilian deaths in Gaza

Aid shortages and rising famine in Gaza escalate as Netanyahu plans complete occupation of the Strip, as further civilian deaths while seeking food were reported.

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How a photo of a skeletal child sparked Gaza starvation controversy

It's been widely established that there is severe starvation in Gaza, but the misreporting of a photo of a Palestinian child has caused criticism of the media's reporting of the crisis.

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At least 10 people killed near two aid distribution sites in Gaza

The violence came a day after US officials visited the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation GHF site, and the US ambassador Steve Witkoff described the troubled system as “an incredible feat.”

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Child survives drone bullet to head as death toll climbs in Gaza

A young girl received emergency care in Gaza City after being shot in the head by a bullet reportedly fired from an Israeli drone.

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Crowds risk death for food in Gaza as famine warnings intensify

Large crowds of Palestinians carried sacks of flour through Gaza City’s Zikim area as growing hunger and blocked aid deliveries deepened the humanitarian crisis in the territory.

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Palestinians in Gaza say aid efforts not enough to reach those in need

The Israeli military said ten-hour "tactical pauses" in certain areas would allow for the increase of aid into Gaza.

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More aid dropped by plane over Gaza Strip amid worsening hunger crisis

Jordan announced it had conducted three airdrops over the skies of Gaza on Sunday, including one in cooperation with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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Israel intercepts Gaza-bound activist ship carrying humanitarian aid

The Handala is the second ship operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition that Israel has prevented in recent months from delivering aid to Gaza.

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Israel considering alternatives to talks with Hamas, Netanyahu says

All sides have held weeks of ceasefire talks in Qatar, reporting small signs of progress but no major breakthroughs have happened.

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Gaza hospital reports first child deaths from hunger as hunger surges

Previously healthy children are dying from malnutrition in Gaza's main paediatric emergency facility amidst the Israel-Hamas war, marking a grim escalation in the ongoing aid crisis.