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Calls for humanitarian corridor through strait of Hormuz as Iran war hits vital aid
ByRebecca Root April 29, 2026

Soaring oil prices and the blockade are preventing food, fuel and medicine being delivered to millions of people in desperate need, say NGOsThe volatility of global oil prices caused by the US and Israel’s war on Iran is taking a toll on the most vulne…

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More than £1bn pledged for Sudan as humanitarian crisis deepens
ByMark Townsend April 15, 2026

Donors exceed funding target at Berlin conference but prospects for ceasefire remain distantMore than £1bn (€1.15bn) has been pledged for war-ravaged Sudan at a conference in Berlin, eclipsing the funding target organisers had set to help mitigate the …

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Cuts to overseas aid will ultimately hurt Britain | Letters
ByGuardian staff March 25, 2026

Readers respond to the news that some of the world’s poorest countries are going to lose aid from the UKThe recent announcement that the UK government is set to make significant cuts to direct aid to Africa and the Middle East is deeply disappointing (…

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Medics in UK and US say they have been barred from Gaza after speaking out
ByGeneva Abdul February 17, 2026

Israel accused of denying doctors re-entry into territory after they gave first-hand testimony on conflictMedics in the UK and US believe they have been denied re-entry to Gaza after speaking out on the conflict.Following reports of rising refusal rat…

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Israeli court blocks life-saving cancer care for boy, 5, due to his Gaza address
ByLorenzo Tondo February 10, 2026

Palestinian boy has been in the West Bank since 2022 but is still registered as a resident in the strip where ban appliesAn Israeli court has rejected an appeal to allow a five-year-old Palestinian boy with an aggressive form of cancer to enter Israel …

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French magistrate reportedly summons two French-Israelis over ‘complicity in genocide’
ByJon Henley and Emma Graham-Harrison February 3, 2026

Nili Kupfer-Naouri and Rachel Touitou said to be accused of trying to block delivery of humanitarian aid to GazaA French investigating magistrate has issued summonses to two French-Israeli nationals in relation to “complicity in genocide” over allegati…

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Israel bulldozes Unrwa headquarters in East Jerusalem
ByLorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem January 20, 2026

Palestinian refugee agency compound is demolished, while teargas is fired at UN vocational school in West BankIsraeli crews have started bulldozing the Jerusalem headquarters of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in Jerusalem and fired teargas at a…

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Tents supplied to displaced Palestinians ‘inadequate for Gaza winter’
ByJason Burke in Jerusalem and Seham Tantesh in Gaza January 3, 2026

Thousands have blown down in storms and tents from China, Egypt and Saudi Arabia found to be not waterproofThousands of tents supplied by China, Egypt and Saudi Arabia to shelter displaced Palestinians in Gaza offer only limited protection against rain…

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During a fierce storm I could hear the panicked screams of children in tents outside. This is Christmas in Gaza
ByAhmed Kamal Junina December 30, 2025

This time of year is the true beginning of winter: the 40 coldest and harshest days of the season. One resident of Gaza City describes the reality for Palestinians living with little shelter and no electricity or heatingIt was about 8.30pm on a Thursda…

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‘You sneak in and hope you make it back’: the Sudanese volunteers risking it all to bring care to millions
ByMark Townsend December 24, 2025

Members of Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms network tell Guardian they didn’t mind missing out on the Nobel peace prize because ‘we only want to help’Doing good gets you killed in Sudan. It was why Amira did not tell her mother when she joined a volunt…

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