Palestine

A US-backed humanitarian group, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), announced it will start aid operations in Gaza by the end of May, Arab News reported. The foundation has requested Israel to allow aid deliveries to flow under existing procedures until…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning about the rising malnutrition rates in Gaza, highlighting the severe and lasting impact hunger could have on an entire generation, Arab News reported. Since early March, Israel has imposed a…

Since the start of the aid blockade on March 2, Gaza has plunged into one of the world’s worst hunger crises, with at least 57 children dying from malnutrition effects, Anadolu Agency reported citing the World Health Organization (WHO). The…

Food security experts have issued a stark warning that the Gaza Strip is at critical risk of famine if Israel does not lift its blockade and halt its military campaign, Arab News reported. According to the Integrated Food Security Phase…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Gaza’s Christian community, and Hamas have urged newly elected Pope Leo XIV to continue the peace efforts of his predecessor, Pope Francis, Arab News reported. Abbas sent his best wishes to Pope Leo XIV, emphasizing the…

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are surviving on just one meal every two to three days, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) reported on Tuesday, as Israel’s blockade continues to restrict the flow of…

Illegal Israeli settlers razed approximately 100 mature olive trees in Turmus Aya, northeast of Ramallah, on Monday—the latest in a surge of attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, Anadolu Agency reported. Local farmer Mostafa Abu al-Zalaf reported the…

Over 3,500 children under five in Gaza are at imminent risk of starvation, with 290,000 more suffering severe malnutrition due to Israel’s blockade and ongoing conflict, Khaama press reported. The Gaza government condemns the “international silence” as 1.1 million children…

A popemobile used by the late Pope Francis during his 2014 visit to Bethlehem will be converted into a mobile health clinic for Gaza’s children, fulfilling his “final wish” before his death last month, BBC reported. The initiative, led by…

Gaza’s Hamas-led government has executed several alleged looters as food shortages worsen under Israel’s prolonged blockade, Reuters reported. Armed gangs recently attacked food stores and aid kitchens, prompting Hamas to accuse some looters of collaborating with Israel. The group vowed…