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UN News has learned that out of desperation, some Gazans have resorted to selling wild plants with little nutritional value, in the markets of their devastated enclave. In this special report, Ziad Taleb spoke to some…
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GAZA, 29 February 2024 As children in Gaza die due to a lack of food, their parents are being killed trying to get it for them, Save the Children said, after at least 104 people were reported…
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Key Highlights The Ministry of Health (MoH) in Gaza reports that more than 100 Palestinians were killed on 29 February; according to media sources, the incident occurred when thousands of Palestinians reportedly gathered around trucks carrying supplies. The…
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THE HAGUE, 29 February 2024 – Nearly five months into its military offensive in Gaza, the Israeli government and its military continue to fail to sufficiently prevent civilian harm and reduce human suffering, warns Center for…
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Statement from Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, following his visit to Gaza: “What I have witnessed in Gaza this week is a civilian population engulfed by destruction, desperation and despair. Famine is a…
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Following this week’s UN Security Council meeting on the risk of conflict induced famine in Gaza, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) call for urgent international action as malnutrition reaches critical…
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February 28, 2024 Author: Sarah Bradford I spend the whole night holding on to the children. They keep saying: 'Mama, when will this be over? Are we going to die tonight?' a mother supported by SOS Children's…
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Millions in Gaza are on the brink of famine-like conditions as the threat of a ground invasion in Rafah nears and people are once again displaced or stranded with limited to no resources. Over the last…
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Key Highlights The UN Secretary-General stated that an Israeli offensive on Rafah would “put the final nail in the coffin” of humanitarian aid programmes in Gaza. Health workers across Gaza continue to face enormous risks and challenges to…
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The Gaza Strip The Humanitarian Country Team reported that humanitarian partners (including UNRWA) have been unable to reach northern Gaza, and increasingly parts of southern Gaza, safely. Aid convoys reportedly continue to come under fire and…
