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Israel limits aid into Gaza in dispute over hostage remains as ceasefire faces test
ByJason Burke and Daniel Boffey in Jerusalem October 14, 2025October 14, 2025

Hamas accused of breaching agreement by withholding bodies of hostages but Palestinian militants say they face obstacles in retrieving themThe fragile ceasefire in Gaza faced its first test on Tuesday when Israel said the flow of aid into the devastate…

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Monday briefing: What a new investigation tells us about the shooting of Palestinians at Gaza aid sites
ByAamna Mohdin August 11, 2025

In today’s newsletter: A Guardian investigation uncovers chilling evidence that civilians in Gaza appear to have been targeted by coordinated gunfire during food distributionsGood morning. In May 2025, Israel dismantled the United Nations-led humanita…

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Israel’s assault on humanitarian norms | Letter
ByGuardian staff August 5, 2025

Dr Lee Mordechai and Prof Liat Kozma of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem respond to an article from a senior aid official in GazaWe are Israeli historians teaching in Jerusalem who have been writing publicly about the war since early 2024. The proces…

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I saw many atrocities as a senior aid official in Gaza. Now Israeli authorities are trying to silence us
ByJonathan Whittall August 3, 2025

Devastated hospitals, mass graves, bodies eaten by dogs in the street. After speaking out, I discovered my visa will not be renewedJonathan Whittall is head of office at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the occupied …

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I saw many atrocities as a senior aid official in Gaza. Now Israeli authorities are trying to silence us
ByJonathan Whittall August 3, 2025

Devastated hospitals, mass graves, bodies eaten by dogs in the street. After speaking out, I discovered my visa will not be renewedJonathan Whittall is head of office at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the occupied …

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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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Israel’s new measures do nothing to stop the starvation crisis in Gaza, say aid workers
ByWilliam Christou in Jerusalem July 30, 2025

Humanitarian workers say airdrops and corridors to allow trucks into region have done little to stop the rising death tollAid workers have said Israel’s new measures – meant to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza – fall far short of what is need…

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Israel tries to deflect blame for widespread starvation in Gaza
ByPeter Beaumont July 25, 2025

Officials and ministers either deny that Palestinians are being affected by hunger or say it is not Israel’s faultMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIsrael is pursuing an extensive PR effort to remove itself from blame for the starvation and killi…

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Israel tries to deflect blame for widespread starvation in Gaza
ByPeter Beaumont July 25, 2025

Officials and ministers either deny that Palestinians are being affected by hunger or say it is not Israel’s faultMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesIsrael is pursuing an extensive PR effort to remove itself from blame for the starvation and killi…

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Sudan’s children face growing threat of deadly infectious diseases as vaccination rates halve
ByKat Lay, Global health correspondent July 17, 2025

The country, beset by war, has the world’s lowest rates of vaccination, says the World Health Organization, as global immunisation drive also stallsChildren in Sudan, caught up in what aid organisations have called the world’s largest humanitarian cris…

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