UNRWA says ceasefire ‘not enough’ as Israel denies aid convoys entry to Gaza

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said Sunday that its international staff and convoys are still being denied entry to Gaza, with food, hygiene kits, tents, and other supplies urgently needed.

Gaza health director: 289 dead from starvation, including 115 children

Munir al-Bursh, director of the Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip, told Al Jazeera that famine has claimed the lives of 289 people, including 115 children.

UNRWA: Famine in Gaza City can be stopped if Israel allows aid in

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) says it has warehouses full of food, medicines and hygiene supplies in Jordan and Egypt but is being blocked from bringing them into Gaza, the Guardian reported. 

Mercy Corps CEO: Gaza famine recognition 'horrifying, not surprising'

The chief executive officer of the US-based aid group, Tjada D’Oyen McKenna, has called the UN announcement of a famine in Gaza City “absolutely horrifying, yet not surprising,” Al Jazeera reported on Friday.

UN declares famine in Gaza

The UN has officially declared a famine in Gaza after months of Israeli restrictions that cut off food and water supplies to more than two million people.

Gaza extermination: What is your last thought when you're starving to death?

On Sunday alone, at least 18 Palestinians died of hunger in Gaza, as Israel continues to enforce a systematic starvation policy on the territory’s two million residents.

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Israel has desperately resorted to war of starvation against Gaza

TEHRAN - Failing to defeat the Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip, Israel has resorted to starving Palestinians to an unprecedented level to make the combatants feel pity for the people and stop resisting.