Aid to Gaza delayed as Israeli attacks result in at least 82 deaths amid warnings of famine
The Israeli military continued its assaults on the Gaza Strip Wednesday, despite rising international condemnation. According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, at least 82 people lost their lives in the latest wave of strikes. On Tuesday, Israel allowed a number of humanitarian trucks into Gaza, but the aid hasn’t been able to reach those […]
UK aid budget to Sudan set to double amid famine fears | Global development
Ministers have announced a doubling of aid to Sudan in response to growing concerns that the country is headed for a famine worse than that witnessed in Ethiopia 40 years ago. The war-torn nation comes amid concerns that Sudan's famine death toll could eventually surpass Ethiopia's famine, which killed 1 million people between 1983 and […]
Firefighter from long line of smoke-eaters — dating back to Irish potato famine — promoted at FDNY ceremony
He is just like his father. A new dad from a family of generations of police officers and firefighters dating back to the Irish potato famine was promoted Friday at a New York Fire Department ceremony along with dozens of other proud firefighters. Timothy Clark, 41, followed in the footsteps of ancestors who fled the […]
Israel helped avert a famine in Gaza but gets no credit
This is the headline you never saw: “Famine averted in Gaza; Israel and UN facilitate surge of humanitarian aid.” The news is true, anchored in data collected by the leading global authority on food shortages. But the media told a different story, with a typical headline declaring, “Half a million in Gaza face starvation, report says.” One might […]
United Nations Report Fails to Find Famine in Northern Gaza
The UN report on northern Gaza could not confirm earlier warnings of famine in the area but said people were still suffering as a result of the ongoing war that Hamas launched against Israel from Gaza on October 7. In May, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), founded and funded by the United […]
Cindy McCain: There is ‘full-blown famine’ in northern Gaza
World Food Program Director Cindy McCain attended the lecture. interview Discussing the humanitarian crisis in Gaza with NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker, he said there was “full-scale famine” in northern Gaza. “When there is conflict like this, when emotions run high, when there is war, there is famine. So what I can explain […]
First senior Biden official says famine has begun in Gaza
A senior Biden official said Wednesday that famine is brewing in the Gaza Strip as Israel advances its war with the militant group Hamas. Humanitarian aid groups have been warning for weeks that starvation is looming in Gaza as food, water and other essential supplies run out. U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power […]
David Cameron warns of Gaza famine as UK sends Royal Navy ship to boost aid effort | Israel-Gaza war
British troops were called into action on Saturday to help deliver desperately needed aid to Gaza, as Foreign Secretary David Cameron warned that Palestinians trapped there were at risk of starvation. Navy. With the UK and US governments under intense pressure to end arms sales to Israel, Downing Street said on Saturday that ministers instead […]
Second shipment of food, aid departs Cyprus for Gaza as concerns of famine grow
Early Saturday morning, a convoy of three ships left Cyprus for Gaza carrying 400 tonnes of food and other supplies, the second such shipment in recent days, raising concerns about widespread hunger in the region. It was inside. The relief supplies will be delivered by World Central Kitchen (WCK). The boat is loaded with ready-to-eat […]
Israel reportedly blocking UN food aid to northern Gaza despite high famine risk | Israel
Anruwa reportedly said that Israel has prohibited the United Nations Palestine Refugee Agency from providing aid in northern Gaza, where the threat of famine is highest. “Despite the tragedy unfolding on our watch, Israeli authorities have informed the UN that they will no longer approve @Unrwa food convoys to the north,” Philippe Lazzarini said in […]