Aug 25 Israel strikes a Gaza hospital twice, killing at least 20, including journalists and rescuers By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Sam Metz, Associated Press The strikes came as Palestinians in the besieged strip prepare for expanded Israeli military offensive in Gaza City. Continue reading
Aug 25 4 journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital, health officials say By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press The Israeli military said its troops carried out a strike in the area of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis and that it would conduct an investigation into the incident. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 5:50 ‘Purely in survival mode’: Aid worker shares conditions in Gaza City after famine declared By John Yang, Andrew Corkery Officials in Gaza say Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 33 people, including Palestinians sheltering in tents and seeking scarce food. It comes a day after the IPC declared that Gaza City is in the grips of a famine… Continue watching
Aug 23 Israeli airstrikes, gunfire kill 33 as Gaza City becomes focus of famine and military offensive By Mariam Dagga, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel's defense minister has warned that Gaza City could be destroyed in a new military operation perhaps just days away, even as famine spreads there. Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch 7:42 ‘Man-made disaster’: Famine declared in Gaza City where half a million face starvation By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The international organization that monitors hunger crises around the world has declared that parts of Gaza are in famine. The U.N.-backed group of experts said that half a million people in Gaza, a quarter of the population, are facing “catastrophic… Continue watching
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 Israeli defense minister warns of Gaza City’s destruction unless Hamas yields to his country’s terms By Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Metz, Associated Press Hamas issued a statement that called Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz's comments “a confession of committing a crime that amounts to ethnic cleansing.”… Continue reading
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 21 Netanyahu pushes forward with expanded Gaza City operation despite widespread opposition By Wafaa Shurafa, Sally Abou AlJoud, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press The planned offensive, announced earlier this month, comes during heightened international condemnation of Israel’s restrictions on food and medicine reaching Gaza and fears that many Palestinians will be forced to flee. Continue reading