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Villagers offer harrowing accounts of one of the deadliest attacks in Sudan’s civil war

By Samy Magdy, Associated Press

At least 200 people were killed in the village of Shaq al-Noum, including many women and children. Witnesses told The Associated Press that hundreds of fighters rampaged through the community, burning houses and shooting at fleeing residents.

Heat and thirst drive families in Gaza to drink water that makes them sick

By Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Metz, Associated Press

The thirst is only growing as a heat wave bears down, with humidity and temperatures in Gaza soaring.

Malnourished kids arrive daily at a Gaza hospital as Netanyahu denies hunger

By Mariam Dagga, Lee Keath, Associated Press

The U.N. says starvation and malnutrition in Gaza are at the highest levels since the war began. The Gaza Health Ministry says 171 people have died of malnutrition-related causes since July 1, a quarter of them children.

Aid groups call on Israel to end ‘weaponization’ of aid in Gaza

By Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Metz, Associated Press

They accuse Israel of using aid to further its political and military goals. Israel denies the claims.

Sudan’s famine worsens as civil war intensifies: ‘We have nothing to eat but animal feed’

By Stephanie Sy, Zeba Warsi, Janine AlHadidi

Over the last two and a half years, a brutal civil war between the Sudan Armed Forces and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has killed tens of thousands. Over 14 million Sudanese, more than a quarter of the population, have been…

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WATCH: Understanding the stages of starvation

By Deema Zein

According to the United Nations, more than 20,000 children were hospitalized in Gaza for malnutrition between April and mid July.

Dozens killed seeking aid in Gaza as Israel considers further military action

By Wafaa Shurafa, Fatma Khaled, Natalie Melzer, Associated Press

The Israeli military said it had fired warning shots when crowds approached its forces. The latest deaths came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to announced further military action — and possibly plans for Israel to fully reoccupy Gaza.

Dozens killed as Palestinians in Gaza scramble for aid from air and land

By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Israel's blockade and military offensive have made it nearly impossible to safely deliver aid. That's contributing to the territory's slide toward famine nearly 22 months into the war with Hamas.

Security contractor says he witnessed ‘barbaric’ and un-American tactics at Gaza aid sites

By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S. and Israeli-backed humanitarian aid initiative, has been delivering aid into Gaza since May. But since then, the U.N. says hundreds of Palestinians have been killed outside of GHF aid sites. Nick Schifrin spoke with…

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At least 46 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in Gaza, officials say, as hunger crisis grinds on

By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Health officials in the Gaza Strip say Israeli strikes and gunfire have killed at least 46 Palestinians overnight and into Wednesday, most of them among crowds seeking food.