As more than 100 human rights groups and charities demand more aid for Gaza, Bel Trew and Nedal Hamdouna report on the besieged strip’s food crisis

Even though Israel eased a 2-½-month blockade on the territory in May, aid groups say only a trickle of assistance is getting into the enclave and that Palestinians face catastrophic levels of hunger 21 months into the Israeli offensive launched after Hamas' Oct.

The harrowing images of starvation in the Gaza Strip are sparking outrage in Europe and pushing European leaders to speak out against Israel's aid blockade.

We're getting close to where Israeli forces intercepted the Madleen,” says labor leader Chris Smalls from on board the Gaza Flotilla Ship Handala. “We could face the same fate of going to Israel's

In a joint statement released on Wednesday, more than 100 aid agencies and rights groups said Gaza was facing “widespread starvation” and called on Israel to lift restrictions on humanitarian aid.

Dozens of international humanitarian organizations warned Israel’s blockade of aid into Gaza is endangering the lives of doctors and aid workers, while a major news agency says it is trying to evacuate its remaining freelance journalists because the situation has become “untenable.

Iran’s deputy foreign minister condemns ‘unprovoked and unlawful’ Israeli military actions against Iran - Anadolu Ajansı

The president, on his first visit to the enclave since October 7, also calls freeing the hostages the 'most urgent mission' and praises Haredi soldiers