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One Gazan Girl’s Fight to Survive Extreme Hunger
ByBen Hubbard and Bilal Shbair December 26, 2025December 27, 2025

After Israel sealed Gaza’s borders, Hoda Abu al-Naja, 12, who suffered from celiac disease, spent months seeking the food and care she needed to combat malnutrition.

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The Guardian view on devastation in Gaza: the world wants to move on, but Palestinians can’t | Editorial
ByEditorial November 20, 2025

Drenched by floods and abandoned amid the ruins, people in Gaza can draw no comfort from US plansThe declaration of a ceasefire in Gaza in October brought initial relief to its inhabitants. Yet officials there said Israeli strikes killed 33 people, inc…

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The Guardian view on devastation in Gaza: the world wants to move on, but Palestinians can’t | Editorial
ByEditorial November 20, 2025

Drenched by floods and abandoned amid the ruins, people in Gaza can draw no comfort from US plansThe declaration of a ceasefire in Gaza in October brought initial relief to its inhabitants. Yet officials there said Israeli strikes killed 33 people, inc…

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Dire warnings over aid and hunger following RSF’s capture of Sudanese city
ByEromo Egbejule and agencies November 12, 2025

Fears rise for displaced civilians as UN reports deteriorating situation and MSF warns of ‘staggering’ malnutritionThere are grave fears for civilians who survived the capture of El Fasher by a Sudanese paramilitary group last month, as the UN warned r…

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Dire warnings over aid and hunger following RSF’s capture of Sudanese city
ByEromo Egbejule and agencies November 12, 2025

Fears rise for displaced civilians as UN reports deteriorating situation and MSF warns of ‘staggering’ malnutritionThere are grave fears for civilians who survived the capture of El Fasher by a Sudanese paramilitary group last month, as the UN warned r…

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US secretary of state Marco Rubio says ‘Hamas cannot be involved in governing Gaza’ – as it happened
ByAmy Sedghi October 24, 2025October 24, 2025

Rubio also said the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) cannot play a future role in Gaza, claiming it is a ‘subsidiary of Hamas’At least 14 migrants died when their inflatable dinghy capsized in the Aegean Sea off the Turkish resort of Bodrum, …

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WHO says aid situation in Gaza ‘remains catastrophic’ despite ceasefire – Middle East live
ByAmy Sedghi October 24, 2025

WHO’s director general says there has been little improvement in the amount of aid going into Gaza since the ceasefire took holdSirens that sounded in communities near Gaza early on Friday were determined to be a false identification, the Israeli milit…

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Relief, Grief and Pain as Gaza’s Wounded Are Flown to Safety
ByIsmaeel Naar September 24, 2025September 24, 2025

Hungry and injured passengers on a medical evacuation flight showed the toll of nearly two years of bombardment.

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Autocrats Move Quickly to Fill Void as Trump Retreats From U.N.
ByMara Hvistendahl September 19, 2025

As President Trump pulls back U.S. funding of the United Nations, countries like China, Russia and Qatar are seeking to influence the body’s work on human rights and labor.

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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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