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Over 40,000 infants at risk of death in Gaza due to Israeli ban on baby formula: Report

More than 40,000 infants face the risk of death due to Israel’s continued ban on the entry of baby formula into the Gaza Strip, local authorities warned on Monday.

Hunger must never be ‘weapon of war’: UN head

UN chief Antonio Guterres has stated that food must not be used as a weapon of war as world leaders gathered for a food summit in Africa, where 280 million people face hunger and starvation.

Starvation kills several more Gazans, including children, amid Israeli siege

At least 14 more Palestinians, including two children, died of starvation in the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours as famine induced by Israel’s months-long blockade continues to worsen, the Health Ministry announced on Monday.

Trump says giving Putin less time for Ukraine ceasefire deadline

US President Donald Trump has stated that he is disappointed in Russian President Vladimir Putin and that he is reducing the 50-day deadline he gave Moscow over its war in Ukraine.

Over 1,000 rabbis say Israel weaponizing hunger in Gaza

More than 1,000 rabbis from around the world warn that Tel Aviv is weaponizing hunger in the Gaza Strip and urged Israel to allow aid into the besieged enclave.

Kremlin does not rule out Putin-Trump meeting in China

The Kremlin on Monday announced it was not ruling out a possible meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in September in China.

Talks with Israel pointless while Gaza faces famine and genocide: Hamas

Hamas’s top official in Gaza has stated that there is no longer any justification to continue negotiations with Israel while the genocide against the Gaza Strip continues and civilians are deprived of basic needs, accusing the regime of withdrawing from talks to stall and intensify the war.

US used quarter of its high-end THAAD missile interceptors during Israel-Iran war: CNN

The US used around a quarter of its stockpile of high-end THAAD missile interceptors during a 12-day armed conflict in June that saw Iran launch hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel, according to media reports.

Yemen’s Houthis announce new phase of attacks on Israel-linked ships

Yemen’s Houthi forces have threatened to attack all commercial vessels connected to Israeli ports, regardless of their country of origin, amid the war in the Gaza Strip.

1 in 3 people in Gaza Strip hasn’t eaten for days: UN

The United Nations’s top humanitarian official has warned of an accelerating humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip, saying one in three people hasn’t eaten “for days” and children are “wasting away” amid severe food aid shortages.

Syria to hold first parliamentary elections since al-Assad’s overthrow

Syria will hold parliamentary elections in September, the head of the body tasked with organising the election process has announced.

Support for Palestinians in Britain rises amid humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza: Poll

Public sympathy for Palestinians has notably increased in the United Kingdom as the humanitarian disaster worsens in the Gaza Strip due to Israel’s blockade, according to a new survey reported by The Times.

Trump claims Hamas stealing food amid Gaza hunger crisis

US President Donald Trump has claimed Hamas is stealing food that was meant for people in the Gaza Strip, telling reporters multiple times that goods are being stolen when pressed on the hunger crisis in the region.

More Gazans, including children, die from starvation amid Israeli blockade

Six more Palestinians, including two children, died of starvation in the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours amid an Israeli siege on the Palestinian enclave, the Health Ministry announced on Sunday.

At least 18,500 Israeli soldiers injured since outbreak of Gaza war: Report

At least 18,500 Israeli soldiers and police forces have been injured since the outbreak of the Gaza war in October 2023, local media reported Sunday.

Rubio says Trump ‘losing patience with Russia’, despite giving Putin 50-day peace accord deadline

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has praised U.S. President Donald Trump as "the ultimate closer" and stated that the American leader is "losing his patience" with Russia over the war in Ukraine, in a televised interview with Fox News.

Israel announces ‘tactical suspension’ of military operations in three parts of Gaza

A so-called “tactical and localized suspension of military operations” announced by Israel became effective on Sunday morning in select areas of the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military has announced.

Hamas didn’t steal UN aid in Gaza: Israeli officers

Two senior Israeli army officers have told The New York Times there is no evidence that Hamas looted United Nations humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip, undermining a central Israeli justification for severely restricting food deliveries to over two million people and driving the population towards famine.

Israeli military claims it allowed limited aid airdrop into Gaza amid genocide

The Israeli army claimed Saturday that it allowed a limited aid airdrop into the war-torn Gaza Strip.

Israel’s Gaza aid drops are ‘a smokescreen’: UN

Israel airdropping food will do little to help starving Gazans, Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), has announced.

Syria, Israel hold talks over conflict in Suwayda

Syrian and Israeli officials have held negotiations in Paris mediated by the United States, according to a Syrian official, in the wake of an eruption of sectarian violence compounded by Israeli military intervention in southern Syria.

Israel to start humanitarian pause in Gaza early Sunday: Report

Tel Aviv will implement a humanitarian pause in the Gaza Strip beginning early Sunday until the evening, Israeli media reported late Saturday.

Hamas dismisses Trump remarks on Gaza talks breakdown

Hamas officials have expressed surprise at US President Donald Trump's accusation that the Palestinian group "didn't really want" a ceasefire for the Gaza Strip.

Trump says may fast-track sanctions on Russia over Ukraine war

New sanctions against Russia and its trade partners could come before a previously declared deadline for settling the Ukraine war, US President Donald Trump suggested on Friday.

US military claims killed senior Daesh leader in Syria

The U.S. military carried out a raid in northwestern Syria on Friday, killing a senior Daesh leader and two of his sons in the Aleppo area, according to the United States Central Command (Centcom).

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