More than 63,000 Palestinians killed since start of Israel, Hamas war, health ministry says
Israel is expanding its offensive in Gaza City, while the region faces widespread destruction and famine.
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Israel is expanding its offensive in Gaza City, while the region faces widespread destruction and famine.
In a statement, AP said it was shocked and saddened to learn of 33-year-old Maryam Abu Daqqa's death along with the other journalists.
During nearly two years of war, Israel has restricted or cut off the entry of aid to Gaza. People have also been killed trying to get aid at distribution sites run by the controversial U.S. and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
Israel's military has rejected the report, calling it "false, biased, and based on Hamas lies."
The State Department announced over the weekend it will be pausing visitor visas from Gaza over claims some recipients may have ties to terrorist groups.
Heal Palestine, which has evacuated at least 63 injured children and 148 total people from Gaza, released a statement, saying they're distressed and emphasized, "This is a medical treatment program, not a refugee resettlement program."
Protesters across Israel and the world are demanding an end to the war.
Israel’s air and ground war has already displaced most of the population and killed more than 61 thousand Palestinians, according to Gaza’s health ministry.
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A UN-backed food security agency warned last week that “the worst-case scenario of famine” is unfolding in the region.
It also proposes the deployment of a "temporary international stabilization mission" led by the UN to help cultivate the creation of a functioning, sovereign Palestinian state after the war is over.
Hecklers who said they opposed the war in Gaza repeatedly interrupted a town hall meeting at Aurora University on Tuesday night for U.S. Rep Bill Foster (D-IL).
Hecklers who said they opposed the war in Gaza repeatedly interrupted a town hall meeting at Aurora University on Tuesday night for U.S. Rep Bill Foster (D-IL).
The leading international authority on food crises predicted "widespread death" in Gaza without immediate action.
Israel is facing mounting international condemnation and pressure over the hunger crisis in Gaza.
The local pause in fighting came days after ceasefire efforts between Israel and Hamas appeared to be in doubt.
This comes as Israel faces a wave of international criticism over how they are handling the now 21-month war, especially as starvation deaths are rising in Gaza.
The Hamas-run Palestinian health ministry said at least 54 people have starved to death in Gaza just this week. Twenty-eight western nations, more than a hundred humanitarian aid organizations, and top UN officials have all said Israeli policies are to blame.
The UN's World Food Program said nearly 100,000 women and children urgently need treatment for malnutrition, but medicine is running out.
Israel claims Hamas is the hold up right now after refusing to give key data about how many Palestinians would be released in exchange for Israelis. Hamas claims Israel is not talking seriously about a permanent ceasefire, making a deal difficult.
Also in Gaza, at least 19 Palestinians were killed during a stampede at a food distribution center run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Palestinians trying to get aid were crushed and suffocated.
Both sides are accusing each other of the stalemate. Health officials said 10 people, including six children, were killed in an Israeli airstrike at a water distribution point in central Gaza.
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