Aug 22 Watch 6:18 A glimpse of life in Gaza, through the voices of its children By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Shams Odeh As many as 132,000 children in Gaza under the age of five are at risk of dying from acute malnutrition between now and next summer, according to a U.N.-backed group of experts. Half of Gaza’s population is children, and many… Continue watching
Aug 22 Experts warned that Gaza was at risk of famine. Here's why they confirmed it for Gaza City By Sam Mednick, Associated Press Aid groups and food security experts have warned for months that Gaza was on the brink of famine, but this is the first official confirmation. Continue reading
Aug 22 Famine grips Gaza's largest city and is likely to spread, food crisis authority says By Sam Mednick, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, said famine is happening in Gaza City, home to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, and could spread south to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of next month. Continue reading
Aug 20 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. Continue reading
Aug 15 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. Continue reading
Aug 14 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. Continue reading
Aug 14 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. Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch 5:33 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… Continue watching
Aug 08 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. Continue reading
Aug 06 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. Continue reading