Gaza, Israel and aid
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The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is challenging the U.N.'s claims about restrictions on aid distribution in the Strip as the U.S.- and Israel-backed organization delivers over 85 million meals in under two months.
The Norwegian Refugee Council, one of the largest independent aid organisations in Gaza, told Reuters on Tuesday its supplies were exhausted and some of its staff starving, and the group accused Israel of paralysing its work.
Gaza health officials say more than 100 Palestinians were killed Sunday by Israeli fire while trying to get food. The Red Cross's Steve Dorsey joins Morning Joe to explain how the enclave “has become a horror show,
U.N. officials, aid groups and experts have warned for months that Palestinians in Gaza are on the brink of famine without formally declaring one. Even though Israel eased a 2 1/2-month blockade
The Norwegian Refugee Council told Reuters on Tuesday its aid stocks are completely depleted in Gaza, with some of its staff now starving, and accused Israel of paralysing its work.
As Israel faces mounting pressure to end the Gaza war, a hospital director says the Palestinian enclave is facing "alarming numbers of deaths" from starvation.
Hundreds of Palestinians in the enclave have been killed trying to collect aid, while dozens of people, including children, have died from malnutrition.
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and 24 of her counterparts abroad have signed a joint statement saying "the war in Gaza must end now," while calling on Israel to stop displacing Palestinians.