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Famine

Intense Israeli Airstrikes, Tight Blockade Push Gaza toward Famine
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli airstrikes continue to target Gaza, causing further massacres, while the blockade on humanitarian aid and food supplies exacerbates the worsening crisis. At least three Palestinians were killed and several […]

Denying Responsibility: How US Avoids Accountability for Gaza’s Famine Crisis
By Robert Inlakesh Despite overwhelming evidence of Israel’s role in creating famine conditions in Gaza, the US continues to deny responsibility and protect its ally from accountability. Israel is now signaling that it intends to […]

Israel Considering Restricting Gaza Aid amid Worsening Humanitarian Disaster
By Palestine Chronicle Staff As Trump’s administration nears, Israel considers drastic cuts to humanitarian aid entering Gaza, worsening an already dire situation. Israel is considering substantial reductions in the amount of humanitarian aid entering […]

Gaza Famine Warning Report Retracted after Pressure from US Govt – AP
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The request for retraction of the report by the US-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network followed public criticism of its findings from the US ambassador to Israel. A food crises […]

‘No Food, No Water’ – UNRWA Warns Besieged in Northern Gaza ‘Will Die of Hunger’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “This is a man-made disaster and it’s absolutely unconscionable that this continues.” Around 60,000 Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip are living in catastrophic conditions under the Israeli siege that […]

Imminent Famine – WFP Says All Bakeries in Central Gaza Shut Down
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The UN organization warned that amidst imminent famine, this lifeline commodity is ‘slipping out of reach’ of many Palestinians in Gaza. The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) announced on […]

50,000 Pregnant Women at Risk – Gaza’s Hospitals Lose 75% Capacity
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Director of the Government Media Office in Gaza, Ismail Al-Thawabta, says Israel has left 34 hospitals inoperable. Hospitals in the besieged Gaza Strip have lost 75 percent of their […]

‘Beyond Miserable’ – Israel Blocks UN Attempts to Deliver Aid to Northern Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “Between 65,000 and 75,000 people are estimated to remain in the besieged north Gaza.” Israel has denied 82 out of 91 attempts by the UN to deliver aid to the […]

Scores of Palestinians Killed in New Gaza ‘Flour Massacre’ – Euro-Med Monitor
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Initial reports indicate that there were around 200 people gathered in the area at the time of the attack, 70 of whom were killed and injured, according to the rights […]

Beit Hanoun Massacre – Entire Family Killed, Hundreds More Displaced
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Gaza’s Health Ministry warned that the blood units have run out at the Nasser Medical Complex’s blood bank. Israeli forces have besieged some 130 Palestinian families inside a shelter in […]

‘Famine is Imminent’ in North Gaza – FRC Calls for Immediate Action
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “If no effective action is taken by stakeholders with influence, the scale of this looming catastrophe is likely to dwarf anything we have seen so far in the Gaza Strip […]

‘This is Inhumane’ – WHO Says ‘Almost Everyone’ Hungry in Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The WHO announced a week ago that no food aid has entered northern Gaza since October 1. Calling for immediate access for all humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, the […]

No Food Aid has Entered North Gaza This Month – World Food Programme
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “The north is basically cut off and we’re not able to operate there.” No food aid has entered northern Gaza since October 1, affecting thousands of Palestinian families, the UN […]

Killing Two Million Gazans is ‘Justified and Moral’ – Smotrich on Israel’s Starvation Policy
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “Nobody will let us cause 2 million civilians to die of hunger even though it might be justified and moral until our hostages are returned.” Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich […]

Famine Looming – Gaza Accuses Israel, US of Using Aid Blockade as Political Weapon
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Gaza’s Government Media Office has accused Israel and the US of intentionally worsening the famine in Gaza by using the withholding of humanitarian aid as a political tool. In a […]

‘Majority of Bakeries Ceased Operations in Gaza’ – Gaza Authorities Warn of Humanitarian Crisis
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “The occupation prevents the entry of fuel, cooking gas, and medicine as part of a policy of pressure on civilians, children, and women, which is a crime against humanity.” For […]

‘This is Too Humiliating’ – Famine Overwhelms Gaza Once Again
By Noor Alyacoubi – Gaza The three weeks of respite for the citizens of Gaza were not enough to recover from the harsh conditions they endured since the beginning of the war. In April, residents […]