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‘Very sick and very tired’: the reality of famine for Gaza’s most vulnerable
ByMalak A Tantesh in Gaza City and Jason Burke August 23, 2025

Catastrophic hunger caused by aid blockade is most keenly felt by elderly people, the young and the destituteIn the overcrowded, rubble strewn streets of Gaza City, there was little surprise at the announcement that UN-backed experts believed the scene…

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Global Monitors Confirm Famine in Part of Gaza. What Does That Mean?
ByEphrat Livni August 22, 2025August 26, 2025

A panel of food security experts said the famine could spread to more of the enclave within weeks.

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Deaths from starvation in Gaza may amount to Israeli war crime, says UN rights agency – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian August 22, 2025

Famine in Gaza is the ‘direct result of actions taken by the Israeli government’ and deaths from starvation may amount to a war crime, the UN human rights agency spokesperson Jeremy Laurence has said Israel-Gaza war – latest updates Continue reading…

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Gaza City and Surrounding Areas Officially Hit by Famine, Global Group Says
ByVivian Yee August 22, 2025August 22, 2025

At least half a million people in the enclave were facing the most severe conditions measured by U.N.-backed international experts: starvation, acute malnutrition and death.

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One in five children in Gaza City malnourished, UN warns – Middle East crisis live
ByKyriakos Petrakos August 16, 2025

Malnutrition has reached 21.5% in Gaza City, meaning around one in five young children are suffering from malnutrition, Unrwa has saidEight Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza and the Mawasi al-Qa…

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Time not right to recognise Palestinian state, says Danish PM – as it happened
ByKyriakos Petrakos August 16, 2025August 16, 2025

This blog is now closed. You can read all our Middle East coverage here.The Metropolitan police has said that 60 more people will be prosecuted for showing support for Palestine Action, which was proscribed by the UK government last month.More than 700…

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The Trauma of Childhood in Gaza: No School, Few Toys, Little Hope
ByPatrick Kingsley and Bilal Shbair August 15, 2025

Over the past two years, tens of thousands of children in the territory have been killed, wounded or orphaned. Childhood as they once knew it has ceased to exist.

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The Trauma of Childhood in Gaza: No School, Few Toys, Little Hope
ByPatrick Kingsley and Bilal Shbair August 15, 2025August 18, 2025

Over the past two years, tens of thousands of children in the territory have been killed, wounded or orphaned. Childhood as they once knew it has ceased to exist.

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Syria Violence in March Amounts to War Crimes, U.N. Report Says
ByChristina Goldbaum August 14, 2025

An inquiry found that members of the new government’s forces took part in killing Syrian civilians during sectarian fighting in March, but found no evidence that they acted on government orders.

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Israeli Settlers Unleash Record High Attacks in West Bank
ByPatrick Kingsley, Fatima AbdulKarim and Natan Odenheimer August 14, 2025August 14, 2025

Extremists are carrying out one of the most violent campaigns against Palestinian villages since the U.N. began keeping records.

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