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Among the Palestinians killed are scores of aid seekers and eight who lost their lives due to hunger and malnutrition.Israeli attacks have killed at least 83 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip amid a deepening Israel-induced hunger crisis, medical sources have told media, as hospitals in the besieged territory have recorded eight more deaths from starvation and malnutrition.Among those killed on Tuesday were 58 aid seekers who were shot by Israeli forces as they approached aid distribution sites operated by the US- and Israeli-backed GHF.media’s Hind Khoudary, reporting from Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, said the “same exact scenario plays out…

Israel international Shon Weissman was expected to complete move from Spain’s Granada to Germany’s Fortuna Dusseldorf.Bundesliga 2 side Fortuna Dusseldorf has pulled out of signing Israel striker Shon Weissman in response to fan anger about his social media posts on the Gaza war, German tabloid Bild has reported.Fan furore erupted online on Monday when news emerged that Weissman was on the cusp of joining Dusseldorf from Spanish side Granada FC.On Tuesday, the club tweeted: “We looked into Shon Weissman intensively, but ultimately decided not to sign him”.The club did not reveal the reasons for the decision, but Bild reported the…

North Darfur’s capital has been under RSF siege for more than a year with key roads blocked and supplies running out.Thousands of families trapped in the besieged city of el-Fasher in western Sudan are at “risk of starvation”, the World Food Programme (WFP) warns as the country’s brutal civil war rages well into its third year.Since May last year, el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state, has been under siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been at war with the government-aligned Sudanese armed forces (SAF) since April 2023.The RSF has encircled the city, blocking all major…

The meagre amount of food dropped from the sky does not reach the hungry, but it does cover up global inaction on Gaza’s starvation.Last week, I saw aid dropping from the sky near my central Gaza neighbourhood of az-Zawayda. Neither I nor any of my neighbours had the courage to chase after it because we knew that the moment it hit the ground, a battle would erupt. If the aid survived the air, it wouldn’t survive the looters.It is almost always the same scene. Gunfire breaks out the second the plane drops the boxes. Armed gangs are already waiting on…

Gaza faces famine as convoys are delayed and deaths from hunger rise amid Israel’s ongoing military assault.Gaza is now facing its fiercest fight: absolute hunger.There’s no food to buy even if you could afford it, people there have told media.The widespread hunger has been imposed by the Israeli military as it restricted the entry of aid for months and enforced a food distribution system where people get shot almost daily.“It’s one of the most … barbaric ways to kill,” Dr James Smith, an emergency doctor who has volunteered twice in Gaza, told media. “Starvation is always something that is done…

Israel has killed more than 18,000 children since the start of its genocidal war on Gaza.Approximately 28 children are being killed daily in Gaza due to the ongoing Israeli bombardment and its restrictions on the delivery of direly needed humanitarian assistance, according to the United Nations.“Death by bombardments. Death by malnutrition and starvation. Death by lack of aid and vital services,” the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a post on X on Tuesday.“In Gaza, an average of 28 children a day – the size of a classroom – have been killed.”The agency stressed that children in Gaza are in…

Hezbollah has called for Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanese territory before any discussion on disarmament.Hezbollah supporters have gathered in the Lebanese capital to protest against the group’s disarmament ahead of a government cabinet meeting on the issue.The demonstrations occurred in Beirut on Monday night amid pressure by the United States on Lebanon to get Hezbollah to lay down its arms.Hezbollah emerged weakened from a war with Israel last year that eliminated most of the group’s leadership, killed thousands of its fighters, and left tens of thousands of its supporters displaced from their destroyed homes.In recent months, the US and Lebanon have…

Netanyahu’s war cabinet set to approve military operations across entire enclave, according to Israeli media.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to announce plans to fully occupy the Gaza Strip, Israeli media have reported.Netanyahu’s decision will see the Israeli military expand its operations across the entire enclave, including areas where Hamas’s captives are being held, i24NEWS, The Jerusalem Post, Channel 12 and Ynet reported on Monday.“The decision has been made,” Amit Sega, chief political analyst with Channel 12, quoted an unnamed senior official in Netanyahu’s office as saying.“Hamas won’t release more hostages without total surrender, and we won’t surrender. If…

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australian recognition of Palestinian statehood ‘a matter of when, not if’, but makes no commitment.Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong has told the country’s media that “there is a risk there will be no Palestine left to recognise”, amid Israel’s devastating war on Gaza and increasing violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.Wong, who did not indicate that Australia plans to change its stance and recognise Palestinian statehood, made her comments in an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation ( ABC) on Tuesday morning, where she responded to questions about a mass protest…

Johnson becomes the highest-ranking US official to visit an illegal settlement in the occupied Palestinian territory.Mike Johnson, the top legislator in the United States Congress, has visited an illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank, drawing condemnation from Palestinians.The Palestinian Foreign Ministry called the trip by the speaker of the US House of Representatives on Monday a “blatant violation of international law”.Johnson, who is next in line for the US presidency after the president and vice president, is the highest-ranking US official to visit a West Bank Israeli settlement.His trip comes amid escalating settler violence against Palestinian communities that killed…