The Global Sumud Flotilla, with Greta Thunberg, Nelson Mandela’s grandson and European lawmakers aboard, includes some 50 boats and 500 activists and is carrying a symbolic amount of humanitarian aid.
Gaza aid
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Trump sees ‘real starvation’ in Gaza, despite Israeli claims, and vows to step up aid
President Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed doing more to feed the starving population in Gaza — at odds with the Israeli prime minister who claimed there was no starvation.
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4 things to know about Gaza right now amid warnings of ‘mass starvation’ risk
Hunger and disease continue to stalk Palestinians in Gaza, and aid organizations are warning that children are at greatest risk of starvation. A U.N. worker has described people as “walking corpses.”
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Israel’s representative to the U.N. faces questions about aid to Gaza
As the situation in Gaza becomes more and more dire, with reports of people dying from starvation, NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Israel’s Permanent Representative to the U.N. Danny Danon.
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Israeli forces have killed over 1,000 aid-seekers in Gaza since May, the U.N. says
More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since May while trying to get food in Gaza, mostly near food sites run by an American contractor, the U.N. human rights office said.
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An Israeli restaurant owner quits a controversial Gaza food program after criticism
Shahar Segal, who runs popular restaurants around the world, has left his role as a spokesman for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation amid calls to boycott his businesses.
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Israel’s leaders slam a news report on a Gaza ‘killing field’ near food sites
Israel’s prime minister denounced a report in Israeli newspaper Haaretz quoting Israeli soldiers saying commanders ordered them to fire at unarmed crowds near food distribution sites.
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A cancer center in Jordan treats kids from Gaza, but only a few dozen have arrived
Children from Gaza with cancer are finally making it to Jordan for long-promised treatment. But a plan to allow as many as 2,000 patients out of the war-torn enclave has slowed.
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As Israel turns its focus to Iran, the death toll mounts in Gaza — and hunger deepens
Palestinians say Israeli forces killed scores of people trying to reach food aid in Khan Younis on Tuesday in the deadliest attack of recent weeks on hungry crowds attempting to get food in Gaza.
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Israeli forces seize Gaza-bound boat and detain Greta Thunberg and other activists
Israeli forces said they took command of the vessel at sea, detaining Swedish climate activist Thunberg and the rest of the crew.
