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Gaza Crisis Deepens as Aid Restrictions and Ongoing Strikes Strain Humanitarian Operations

UNITED NATIONS, April 17 (IPS) - Roughly six months after the ceasefire in the Occupied Palestinian Territory went into effect, the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains precario...

Hunger grows in Gaza as food aid is cut due to higher costs caused by war in Iran

The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran is driving up the cost of food, leading to funding shortfalls and higher expenses for critical food aid in Gaza.

Israel created a 'manufactured malnutrition crisis' in Gaza by restricting food, MSF says

Its report found that 90% of the babies born to malnourished mothers in Gaza were born prematurely and 84% had low birth weight.

What it means to be a woman in Gaza today

Famine was declared in Gaza City on 22 August 2025 by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis – a first for the Middle East region. Mothers cannot feed the...

Gazans report hours-long queues for bread amid flour and fuel shortage

Gaza authorities say aid deliveries remain far below the 600 trucks daily stipulated under the Israel-Hamas truce, with humanitarian groups warning of 'catastrophic' shortages of f...

MSF accuses Israel of manufacturing a malnutrition crisis in Gaza

Doctors Without Borders said it identified its first cases of child malnutrition in January 2024, three months into war.

As Gaza misery continues, shortages in Iran begin to bite

Desperate and dangerous conditions in Gaza continue to hamper recovery efforts for the wartorn enclave's people, the UN health agency said on Friday, while demining experts warned...

Lebanon strikes deepen crisis as hunger rises and conditions worsen in Gaza

At least nine people were reported to have been killed in southern Lebanon on Thursday, as ongoing hostilities continue to exact a heavy toll on civilians and drive a worsening hum...

MSF accuses Israel of manufacturing a malnutrition crisis in Gaza 

Israel has manufactured a malnutrition crisis in the besieged Gaza Strip by restricting deliveries of food and aid, caus...

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Displaced Palestinians queue to receive a food portion from a charity kitchen in the Bureij refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip on May 1, 2026. The war on the Gaza Strip was sp...

Gaza: Israel Curbs Aid, Kills Civilians During Ceasefire

Click to expand Image Aid trucks enter the Kerem Abu Salem crossing in Khan Younis, Gaza...

Humanitarian situation in Gaza still catastrophic: NGOs

More than six months after the United Nations endorsed a peace plan in Gaza, the humanitarian situation there remains catastrophic, three global NGOs said Thursday, calling on Isra...

Deadly Israeli attacks worsen Gaza’s water shortage crisis

Engineer and two drivers killed in recent weeks as scarcity of clean water fuels spread of preventable diseasesIsraeli forces in Gaza killed a water engineer and two drivers who tr...

Blocked aid & disease infestations deepen Gaza's health crisis: UN

مجلس الوزراء الفلسطيني يحذر من تعرض 77% من سكان غزة لخطر المجاعة

حذر مجلس الوزراء الفلسطيني اليوم الثلاثاء من خطورة ما كشفت عنه تقارير أممية بشأن تعرض نحو 6ر1 مليون شخص بقطاع غزة أو 77 بالمئة من سكان القطاع لخطر المجاعة بشكل فوري نتيجة تراجع الت...

Gaza’s Deepening Health Crisis Leaves Hospitals Overwhelmed

UNITED NATIONS, May 8 (IPS) - Despite the implementation of a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel last October, Israeli forces continue to launch airstrikes into the Occupied Pales...

Gaza children trapped ‘in an endless cycle of suffering’: UNICEF

The dire conditions in the Gaza Strip are trapping children “in an endless cycle of suffering” and their heartbroken parents can only look on, an official with the UN child rights...

No feasts, no joy: Gazans mark a dark Eid

Gaza still faces Israeli strikes after ceasefire; most residents depend on humanitarian aid to live

Middle East conflict deepens hunger in East Africa

With over 30 percent of global seaborne urea exports routed through the region, shortages have driven prices up 68 percent.

Jobless young Palestinians trapped as Israel holds Gaza’s economy hostage

With 80 percent unemployed, young Palestinians struggle to survive as Israeli blockade causes economic collapse

Rats, fleas and endless queues: Inside the daily misery of Gaza's tent camps

More than 1.4 million displaced Gazans are living amid infestations, sewage, food scarcity and constant waiting, while war and bombardment continue overhead

'No home left' for Gazans stranded in West Bank since Oct 7

UN says 81% of Gaza structures were destroyed in war, devastating its economy as well since 2023

WHO sounds alarm on Gaza medical shortages

GENEVA: Hospitals in Gaza are being prevented from functioning properly due to a severe shortage of medical supplies, the World Health Organization warned on Friday, denouncing Isr...

Gaza risks ‘permanent’ state of limbo if transition plan stalls, Security Council hears

As Gaza’s fragile ceasefire frays and humanitarian conditions deteriorate, a senior UN envoy warned the Security Council on Thursday that delays in implementing the Council-backed...