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'Complete folly and foolishness': Humanitarian group CEO slams Trump's food plans for Gaza
MSNBC· 2025-07-30 17:44
953 babies born into war in Gaza will never celebrate their first birthday. The UN has already called Gaza the most dangerous place in the world for children. And now a new analysis by the Washington Post concludes that at least one child has been killed every single hour since the war began.Mothers struggling to keep their babies alive. One telling Reuters she's putting mint in water because there is no food to give them. And the truck to try to get food can be life or death.One mother through tears tells ...
Trump ‘troubled’ and ‘disturbed’ by images of children starving in Gaza, says WH official
NBC News· 2025-07-29 21:30
Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza - Palestinian health authorities report 60,000 deaths in the conflict since October 7th, 2023 [2] - A major humanitarian crisis with famine-like conditions is designated in the Gaza Strip, with some areas experiencing famine conditions [2][3] - International organizations and human rights groups are designating Israel's actions in Gaza as tantamount to genocide [5] - Infants are so malnourished they cannot absorb formula, requiring special fluids, and there is a lack of IV fluids and anesthesia for operations [26] Aid and International Response - Israel has slightly opened aid access to Gaza, allowing airdrops and truck shipments after months of blockade [1] - The US is considering a new aid plan with potential food centers, signaling a shift in tone and language regarding the humanitarian crisis [7] - The State Department acknowledges that current humanitarian assistance is insufficient [17] - The joint Israeli-American venture, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, was only distributing food in 4 locations in the south, guarded by the IDF, violating international law, in contrast to the UN's 400 sites across Gaza [20][21] - The UK is joining France in announcing recognition of a Palestinian state, though its practical impact is limited by the lack of a reformed Palestinian Authority [22] US-Israel Relations - President Trump broke with Prime Minister Netanyahu, stating he saw evidence of starvation in Gaza [6][19] - President Trump has backed off previous suggestions of the US taking over Gaza, now focusing on the possibility of relocating Palestinians who wish to leave [13] - The US is calling on Israel to do more to end the suffering in Gaza, but Prime Minister Netanyahu has historically resisted US pressure [9][12]
'Worst-case scenario of famine' unfolding in Gaza, global authority on hunger says
MSNBC· 2025-07-29 16:54
the world's leading hunger watchdog group saying the worst case scenario of famine is unfolding in the Gaza Strip. That new alert comes on the third day that Israel has paused fighting in parts of Gaza, letting in hundreds of trucks full of aid and allowing other countries to airdrop dozens of aid pallets. When it lands, it's met by a scrum of desperate people trying to feed their families."I came only for my son," said this man. The aid came from the sky and I had to run after it. I've never had to do this ...
'They just don't give a damn': Dem Rep knocks Trump admin's handling of Gaza
MSNBC· 2025-07-29 15:54
Joining us now is Democratic Congressman from Colorado, Jason Crowe, a veteran who serves on the intelligence and armed services committees. Congressman, thanks for being here. Shortly after President Trump launched these strikes in Iran, you told me that you were concerned that the US was getting into quote another Middle East quagmire.Senators are getting briefed right now on what happened in those strikes. Have you gotten answers to your questions related to the goals of that strike and what went down. > ...
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Bloomberg· 2025-07-29 10:42
Gaza famine risk grows with time for humanitarian response running out, UN agencies warn https://t.co/YoVM5dVGDJ ...
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BBC News (World)· 2025-07-29 09:18
Famine 'currently playing out' in Gaza, UN-backed experts warn https://t.co/c6WjuHqOpo ...
'Spinning out of control': Aid worker urges more food be let into Gaza
MSNBC· 2025-07-28 22:30
Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza - A significant break between Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu highlights growing global outrage over starvation in Gaza due to Israel's blockade [2] - Famine-related deaths are rising, with over 63 Palestinians, including a five-month-old baby, reportedly dying from starvation this month [2] - The UN deems airdrops of food into Gaza as insufficient, calling it "a drop in the ocean," while aid groups urge Israel to remove the blockade and allow sufficient aid [3] - One in five children in Gaza City surveyed recently are acutely malnourished, a figure that has tripled in the past four weeks [6][7] - By the time famine is formally declared, it is often too late, as seen in the 2011 East Africa famine where 250,000 people had already died [7] Aid and Blockade - International humanitarian law calls for rapid and unimpeded delivery of aid, but tens of thousands of tons of food are waiting in neighboring countries, with aid organizations unable to bring it in [8][9] - Airdrops are the most ineffective and expensive route to deliver aid; opening land borders is the required solution [9] - The US government has debunked Israel's claim that Hamas is confiscating aid [12] - Politics is the primary obstacle preventing the opening of blockades and delivery of food to Gaza [13][14] - The Israeli government's decision to not open border crossings and instead allow airdrops is considered an inhumane distraction [13] Israeli Perspective - Some Israelis are protesting the blockade, holding pictures of starving children in Gaza [4] - Former Israeli Prime Minister Ahoud Olar decried the "cruel and criminal killing of civilians and the starvation of Gaza as a government policy" [4] - Two leading Israeli human rights groups are saying Israel's war in Gaza amounts to genocide [5]
Israel allows aid into Gaza as outrage grows
NBC News· 2025-07-28 10:37
Israel is easing its restrictions on humanitarian aid, allowing Arab states to parachute food into the strip and dropping some from IDF planes. The IDF also announcing new humanitarian corridors for UN trucks to deliver food and pausing strikes for 10 hours a day so aid can get through, but only in the limited coastal areas seen here. The UN welcoming the moves which come after the famine deaths of at least 133 people according to the Gaza Health Ministry.87 of them children. Doctors Without Borders says Is ...
Israel pauses fighting as outrage grows over crisis in Gaza
NBC News· 2025-07-28 01:30
Tonight, as the famine in Gaza deepens, Israel is easing its restrictions on humanitarian aid, allowing Arab states to parachute food into the strip and dropping some from IDF planes. The IDF also announcing new humanitarian corridors for UN trucks to deliver food and pausing strikes for 10 hours a day so aid can get through, but only in the limited coastal areas seen here. The UN welcoming the moves which come after the famine deaths of at least 133 people according to the Gaza Health Ministry, 87 of them ...
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 ...