Aid groups warn of starvation in Gaza
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28 countries called for an end to Israel’s war on Gaza
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Farrah, the director of pediatric and maternity care at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, details worsening conditions as humanitarian groups warn of mass starvation in Gaza.
The Society of Journalists at AFP warns that Gaza-based freelancers face absolute poverty and health deterioration, with one photographer lacking strength to work.
Dozens of international humanitarian organizations warned Israel’s blockade of aid into Gaza is endangering the lives of doctors and aid workers, while a major news agency says it is trying to evacuate its remaining freelance journalists because the situation has become “untenable.
Gaza is suffering man-made mass starvation caused by a blockade on aid into the Palestinian enclave, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday. He spoke following an appeal by more than 100 aid agencies warning of hunger in Gaza while tons of food,
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In a statement signed by 111 organizations, including Mercy Corps and Refugees International, the groups warned that mass starvation was spreading.
More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed near aid sites and convoys in the last eight weeks, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. CNN’s Jeremy Diamond reports.
A group of journalists at Agence France-Presse is sounding the alarm about conditions faced by their colleagues working in Gaza, saying that without immediate intervention, the last reporters working there will die.
The World Health Organization has demanded full access for aid into Gaza as well as a ceasefire, describing the situation there as "man-made mass starvation". Also: gaps in our knowledge of ancient Rome could be filled by AI.