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Dozens of aid trucks enter Gaza amid hope for a surge in humanitarian reliefMany Palestinian people have faced starvation and have had to endure extreme hunger…

Yogita LimayeSouth Asia and Afghanistan correspondentAakriti Thapar / BBCWhen Shahnaz went into labour, her husband Abdul called a taxi to take them to the only medical…

If you’re anything like me, your myriad social media feeds have become a rolling timeline of atrocities to which you feel compelled, uselessly, to bear witness.…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The international aid system is under pressure, beset…

The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has accused Israeli forces of attacking its headquarters in the Gaza Strip, killing one worker and injuring three others. The…

A civilian ship carrying aid to Palestinians in Gaza was intercepted by the Israeli military in international waters on Saturday, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition confirmed.  The…

Israel’s military says it has “recently” made an airdrop of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, following weeks of international pressure and a growing hunger crisis…

Emir NaderBBC News, JerusalemBBCMary Sheikh al-Eid’s family arrived at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis after learning she had been killedThe food distribution was announced in advance,…

‘People in Gaza are neither dead nor alive, they are walking corpses,’ says UnrwaThe Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency has said his…

Summary of the day so far Israeli troops opened fire on Saturday toward crowds of Palestinians seeking food from distribution hubs run by an Israeli-backed group…