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DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS CEO: Starvation crisis in Gaza was 'utterly predictable'
MSNBC· 2025-07-28 00:17
Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza - Food scarcity is severe, with aid not reaching needed levels after 21 months of siege [1] - Doctors Without Borders staff, including approximately 1,000 Palestinian members, face daily food insecurity [2] - Approximately 35 international colleagues, including Americans, are witnessing a starvation campaign [2] - Malnutrition is increasing among children aged 6 months to 5 years and pregnant/breastfeeding women [3] - Surveys indicate 25%, or one in four, admitted to health facilities are malnourished [3] Aid Distribution Challenges - Food distribution is conducted under a scheme by GHF, which is questioned as a humanitarian organization [5] - Obtaining food requires crossing dangerous zones, often at night, risking being shot [5] - Reaching food aid is extremely dangerous, with at least one colleague killed recently [6]
UN warns of 'imminent famine' in Gaza
MSNBC· 2025-07-25 18:13
Welcome back. The United States and Israel have recalled their negotiators from the latest round of ceasefire talks with Hamas. President Trump's special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witoff, made that announcement yesterday, writing on social media that Hamas does not appear to be quote coordinated or acting in good faith.Woff went on to write that the US will now consider alternative options to bring the hostages held in Gaza home. Just a few moments ago, President Trump speaking to reporters at the Wh ...
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Bloomberg· 2025-07-25 13:18
Deadly child malnutrition is soaring in northern Nigeria amid sharp cuts to foreign aid https://t.co/ugupdotoAO ...
UN: 9% of Gaza’s children have severe malnutrition
NBC News· 2025-07-24 23:34
Ysef Alphadi wasn't even two months old when hunger killed him. Now his father carries his son's body before he buries him. All this because of a lack of food and formula.His father said there is nothing in the country. A new report from the UN Humanitarian Affairs Office says as many as 9% of children in Gaza are suffering severe malnutrition. But the Israeli government says they've put no restrictions on allowing aid into Gaza.There is no famine in Gaza. There is a famine of the truth. The Israelis blame ...
Red Cross unable to fully address ‘heart-wrenching’ starvation in Gaza due to aid restrictions
NBC News· 2025-07-24 22:00
Welcome back. The United Nations and more than 108 aid organizations are raising the alarm over the increasingly acute hunger crisis in the Gaza Strip. We do want to warn our viewers that these images in this segment are disturbing.They're difficult to watch, but they also show the reality of what is a really horrific situation. The UN's World Food Program said this week the food crisis in Gaza has reached astonishing levels of desperation with a third of the population not eating for multiple days in a row ...
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BBC News (World)· 2025-07-24 17:08
One in five children in Gaza is malnourished, UN aid agency says https://t.co/WYu4aVTR40 ...
‘Catastrophic’: Aid groups sound alarm on mass starvation in Gaza
MSNBC· 2025-07-24 14:37
Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza - The World Health Organization warns of a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, with a large proportion of the population facing starvation [1] - Aid groups, including Doctors Without Borders, report a surge in malnutrition cases, with a four-fold increase in patients enrolled in malnutrition programs in the last two months [2][4] - A primary healthcare center is enrolling 25 new malnourished patients every day, indicating a catastrophic situation [5] - Healthcare workers in Gaza are experiencing hunger, with some going without food for 24-48 hours, impacting their ability to support the healthcare system [5][6] Aid and Access Obstacles - Aid organizations report that the blockade and restrictions on aid distribution are contributing to the starvation [1][2] - There are reports of people being shot and killed while trying to access aid, hindering efforts to provide food to those in need [9][11] - The Gaza strip is exceptionally small, and food is available a few kilometers away, indicating that the deprivation of food is a deliberate choice [10] Allegations of Strategy - Some observers suggest that the restrictions on aid and the targeting of people seeking assistance may be a deliberate strategy [8][9] - Doctors Without Borders describes the situation as part of a "genocidal campaign" by Israeli authorities on the people of Gaza [12] - The cost of the very little food that is left in the markets is so excessively expensive that even people with a salary cannot feed themselves and their family every single day [14]
American nurse in Gaza details child's injuries
NBC News· 2025-07-24 10:33
Humanitarian Crisis - A young boy suffered severe injuries from an explosive incident and lost his immediate family [1] - The boy is suffering from multiple wounds and severe malnutrition due to the blockade preventing nutrition from entering Gaza [1] - The lack of nutrition will negatively impact the prognosis [1] Medical Needs - The boy requires medical care outside of Gaza [1]
Gaza teen with cerebral palsy dies after deteriorating due to lack of specialized food, says family
NBC News· 2025-07-23 19:14
لا اكل ولا شرب و تغذيه وكان له حليب معين واكل معين وكان مريض قبل كده شويه لكن قلت الاكل والشرب وقلت الحليب اثر عليه والله يرحمه ويجعل ملجا والله هو الاكل والشنب والحليب هذاك انه ما فيش على الناس كلها كل اطفال فلسطين في في قل من الاكل والشرب والحليب على كل اطفال فلسطين والله يكون بعونهم وكثير ماتوا خاصه عليه كانت كل حاجه خاصه Ne. ...
A 6-week-old baby boy has died of malnutrition in Gaza, his family says
NBC News· 2025-07-23 16:47
ومش قادرين لهيك وضع احنا زهقنا وتعبنا من هذا الحال اللي احنا فتره مجاعه لا في اكل ولا في شرب ولا في حاجه لا تاكلها ولا في حليب في صدار امهاتهم ولا علبه حليب موجوده في البلد يعني انت لف كل البلد ما بتلاقي علبه حليب واحده ولو لقيت علبه الحليب اكثر من 100 دولار ما بتلاقي حقها وما في مصاري مع الواحد يجيب Yeah. ...