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Live updates | As the death toll passes 20,000, the U.N. again delays a vote on aid to Gaza

The United Nations says more than half a million people are starving in Gaza because not enough food has entered the besieged territory as Israel keeps up its blistering campaign of airstrikes and ground operations

The Independent UK

Afternoon Update: final day of Lehrmann trial; US indicates support for UN resolution on Gaza; Pakistan’s shrinking glaciers

The US says it is ‘ready to vote’ on a UN security resolution aimed at increasing aid into Gaza

The Guardian - AU

The plight of Gaza’s ‘WCNSFs’ – wounded child, no surviving family

A chilling acronym used by aid workers reflects the reality of a conflict in which 40% of casualties are believed to be minors

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UN Security Council To Vote On Gaza Aid As Famine Fears Mount

The United Nations Security Council was expected to vote Friday on a resolution to boost aid to Gaza, as the world body warned the Israel-Hamas war was pushing the Palestinian territory towards famine.

International Business Times

US says it is ready to support amended UN resolution aimed at boosting aid to Gaza

It was not clear whether other security council members, particularly Russia, would accept the changes when the vote takes place on Friday

The Guardian - US

Chef Jose Andres Provides Food Aid to Starving Gaza Residents

Chef Jose Andres shares his experience in Gaza and the urgent need for food aid amid the ongoing conflict. His organization, World Central Kitchen, is prov...

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UN Security Council resolution calls for more aid to Gaza, not end to hostilities

A UN Security Council resolution on Friday called for increased humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip amid reports of widespread hunger but stopped short of calling for a cessation in hostilities. Meanwhile, Israeli forces said they were widening their ground offensive with a new push into central Gaza. Read our…

France 24

UN Security Council To Vote On Gaza Measure After US Backing

The United Nations Security Council was poised on Friday to vote on a much-delayed resolution concerning the Israel-Hamas war after Washington signalled support following resistance to earlier draft proposals.

International Business Times

A Biden-Netanyahu rift? ‘Distraction’, Palestinian rights advocates say

Palestinian rights supporters dismiss reports of US-Israel disagreements as Biden maintains staunch backing of Gaza war.

Al Jazeera

NYC council defies Eric Adams to pass ban on solitary confinement in jails

New York mayor announcing his disapproval of city council decision

The Independent UK

Israel's military campaign in Gaza seen as among the most destructive in history, experts say

After 11 weeks of war in Gaza, the Israeli military campaign against Hamas now sits among the deadliest and most destructive in history

The Independent UK

Entire Gaza population facing hunger crisis, famine risk: UN-backed report

The proportion of households affected by acute food insecurity is largest ever recorded globally, the report says.

Al Jazeera

Israeli military accused of targeting journalists and their families in Gaza

Committee to Protect Journalists says at least 68 journalists and media workers killed since 7 October

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For lasting peace, both Palestinian and Jewish history needs to be recognised

Letters: Readers discuss the conflict in Gaza and ending the violence between Israel and the Palestinians

WEKU

An inside account of delivering aid to Gaza: 'Each time it's getting more desperate'

Philippe Lazzarini has visited Gaza three times since the war began. He says each time he can't imagine the situation could get more desperate — and then it does.

International Business Times

US Nuclear Fusion Laboratory Repeats Net-Energy Gain Experiments; Fusion Power Closer In Sight

The US's leading fusion laboratory is ahead of schedule. How soon until utility-scale nuclear fusion becomes a reality?

The National (Scotland)

More than half a million people in Gaza are starving, UN report warns

More than half a million people in Gaza are “starving” because not enough food is entering the territory after the outbreak of war more than 10…

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Al Jazeera

No functional hospital left in northern Gaza, WHO says

The UN agency describes the situation as ‘beyond catastrophic’ with patients begging for food and water.

The Independent UK

UN relief workers visiting Gaza hospitals describe 'unbearable' scenes

U.N. relief workers are reporting “unbearable” scenes in two hospitals in northern Gaza, where bedridden patients with untreated wounds cry out for water

Al Jazeera

Will the US again veto the UNSC resolution on Gaza?

Intense negotiations have dragged on to ensure the US does not veto the UAE-led humanitarian resolution.

The Conversation

UK supreme court rules Guantánamo 'forever prisoner' can sue the government under English law – here's why it matters

The UK supreme court has ruled that a detainee in Guantánamo Bay can sue the UK government under English law over its alleged involvement in his detention and torture. This is the first case concerning the UK government’s liability for its participation in abuses committed by the CIA during the…

France 24

How the Israeli military is bombing 'safe' areas in southern Gaza

Since the Israeli offensive in northern and southern Gaza resumed on December 1, the armed forces have been dropping leaflets and contacting Palestinian civilians, calling on them to evacuate to "safe zones" in the south. But video from the ground shows that these same areas have been the target of…

Radio France Internationale

Fighting in Sudan's El Gezira state threatens aid, displaces thousands

Violence in Sudan has spread to El Gezira state, southeast of the capital Khartoum, forcing more displacement and suffering as the civil war enters its ninth month.

International Business Times

No Functional Hospitals Left In Northern Gaza: WHO

There are no longer any functional hospitals in the north of the Gaza Strip, the World Health Organization said Thursday, describing "unbearable" scenes of largely abandoned patients begging for food and water.

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