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Gaza hospitals say 18 killed by Israeli fire as aid site shootings continue to rise
ByJessie Williams August 2, 2025

UN says 859 have died near GHF sites since May while hospitals report growing number of hunger-related deathsHospitals in Gaza say Israeli fire killed more than a dozen people on Saturday, eight of them while trying to get food, as malnutrition-related…

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‘We are dying slowly, save us’: starvation takes hold in Gaza after a week of appalling milestones
ByMalak A Tantesh in Gaza and Julian Borger August 2, 2025

Parents watch children waste away as deliberate aid restrictions from Israel mean hunger is becoming a killer, as experts confirm famine is currently playing outThe people of Gaza did not need this week’s official confirmation from UN-backed hunger exp…

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‘We are dying slowly, save us’: starvation takes hold in Gaza after a week of appalling milestones
ByMalak A Tantesh in Gaza and Julian Borger August 2, 2025

Parents watch children waste away as deliberate aid restrictions from Israel mean hunger is becoming a killer, as experts confirm famine is currently playing outThe people of Gaza did not need this week’s official confirmation from UN-backed hunger exp…

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Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff visits Gaza aid ‘death trap’
ByPeter Beaumont August 1, 2025August 1, 2025

Witkoff says he is helping ‘craft a plan’ to deliver aid as UN reports that Israeli forces have killed 1,353 Palestinians who were waiting for foodDonald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff has visited Gaza and been shown one of the controversial food distribu…

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Echoes of Ethiopian famine in Gaza crisis | Letters
ByGuardian staff July 31, 2025

The use of starvation as a weapon is nothing new, writes Gail Warden With reference to the ongoing starvation in Gaza and the Ethiopian famine of 1984, Gaby Hinsliff writes: “Except this time it’s no natural disaster” (There is a dangerous disconnect: …

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The mathematics of starvation: how Israel caused a famine in Gaza
ByEmma Graham-Harrison Chief Middle East correspondent July 31, 2025

Israel controls the flow of food into Gaza. It has calculated how many calories Palestinians need to stay alive. Its data shows only a fraction has been allowed inThe mathematics of famine are simple in Gaza. Palestinians cannot leave, war has ended fa…

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Anger Over Starvation in Gaza Leaves Israel Increasingly Isolated
BySteven Erlanger July 31, 2025August 1, 2025

Global outrage at the Netanyahu government’s actions has grown since the war began, and the suffering of children in the enclave has accelerated the disdain.

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How will the UK’s recognition of Palestine help those starving in Gaza? – podcast
By July 31, 2025

Surgeon Nick Maynard describes the unfolding famine he witnessed during his volunteering in Gaza, while our chief Middle East correspondent, Emma Graham-Harrison, analyses whether the UK’s proposed recognition of Palestine will alleviate the suffering …

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How will the UK’s recognition of Palestine help those starving in Gaza? – podcast
By July 31, 2025

Surgeon Nick Maynard describes the unfolding famine he witnessed during his volunteering in Gaza, while our chief Middle East correspondent, Emma Graham-Harrison, analyses whether the UK’s proposed recognition of Palestine will alleviate the suffering …

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Children and elderly people most vulnerable as Gaza famine deepens, warn experts
ByPeter Beaumont July 30, 2025

Aid agencies, governments and UN’s food security monitor report evidence of worsening starvation, particularly among under-fivesHumanitarian experts and doctors are warning that children, elderly people and those with pre-existing health conditions are…

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