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Children in Gaza Are So Hungry They’re Drawing Pictures of Food in the Sand
Israel has blocked all aid from entering Gaza for over three weeks, the longest total aid blockade so far.
UN Report: Israel’s Gender-Based Violence in Gaza Amounts to “Genocidal Acts”
Israel’s bombing of a crucial IVF clinic and destruction of 4,000 embryos was an act of genocide, experts found.
A New UN Report Calls Israel’s Attacks on New Mothers in Gaza “Unprecedented”
The report cites destruction of women’s health facilities, and notes the use of sexual violence as a strategy of war.
9 in 10 People in Gaza Have No Safe Water Access After Israel’s Power Cut
Israel once again cut electricity to Gaza on Sunday, taking offline a desalination plant that provided water to 600,000.
Palestinian Officials Say Israel Has Committed at Least 962 Ceasefire Violations
Israeli forces have killed 116 civilians and wounded 490 others in Gaza since the ceasefire went into effect in January.
UN Food Agency Says It Has 2 Weeks of Food Left in Gaza Amid Israeli Blockade
A UN official has said that the renewed blockade is yet another “escalation of Israel’s genocidal campaign.”
Trump Officials Demand End to “DEI” Within UN Women’s and Children’s Programs
Officials cited Trump’s anti-DEI and anti-trans executive orders, which do not hold authority outside of the US.
Israel Has Killed 53 in West Bank, Including 8 Children, in January Alone
In one recent raid, undercover Israeli forces shot and killed a 2-year-old Palestinian baby.
Trump’s Exit From WHO Could Make Next Pandemic More Likely — and More Deadly
Global health law professor Lawrence Gostin explains the risks of the US withdrawal from the World Health Organization.
Palestinians Return to Israeli-Seized Gaza Neighborhoods and Find Only Rubble
“The area is full of unexploded bombs and ordnances," one UN officer said, as Palestinians return to leveled homes.