OXFAM policy lead Bushra Khalidi says Israel’s restrictions are starving Gaza’s most vulnerable who can't reach aid.
Category: 3. Middle East
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Gaza is starving as “abundance of food” sits nearby
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UNICEF to deliver 6 medical supply trucks to Gaza hospitals amid urgent health crisis – Middle East Monitor
Six trucks, loaded with critical medical supplies, are set to enter the Gaza Strip on Saturday via UNICEF, the Palestinian Health Ministry announced, Anadolu reports.
The trucks, scheduled for delivery to hospitals…
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Ziad Rahbani, enfant terrible of Lebanese stage and song, dies at 69
Renowned Lebanese musician and composer Ziad Rahbani, son of music icon Fairuz and pioneer of Oriental jazz, died on Saturday aged 69 after revolutionising Lebanese theatre and music.
“On Saturday at 9:00 am (0600 GMT), the heart of the great…
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Drones hover above Gaza-bound aid ship ‘Handala’ amid safety concerns – Middle East Monitor
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition said late Friday that multiple drones were observed flying above the Gaza-bound aid ship Handala, raising renewed concerns about a possible Israeli or NATO interception, Anadolu…
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Houthis target ‘sensitive’ site in southern Israel with hypersonic missile – Middle East Monitor
The Yemeni Houthi group claimed responsibility Friday for attacks against Israeli targets, including a hypersonic missile strike on a “sensitive” location in southern Israel, Anadolu reports.
Houthi military…
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Malaysians protest rising living costs, demand PM Anwar Ibrahim step down | Protests News
Rally organised by opposition parties marks the first major protest in Southeast Asia’s sixth largest economy since Anwar’s election in 2022.
Thousands of Malaysians have taken to the streets to protest rising living costs and a perceived lack…
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“Every single person in Gaza is starving” | TV Shows
The Israeli blockade of aid has caused a hunger crisis in Gaza and is condemning a growing number of its people to death by starvation. Nonetheless, Palestinian journalists are risking their lives to expose what Western media often softens or…
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Folk music and raids: How ultranationalists target migrants in Russia | The Far Right
A group of uniformed men, at least one of them masked, walk up to a pair of watermelon sellers in a street on the outskirts of the Siberian city of Novosibirsk. The men are dressed in black, wearing tactical vests with patches bearing the emblem…
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Israeli army kills 2 Palestinians in occupied West Bank – Middle East Monitor
The Israeli army killed two Palestinians on Friday in the southern occupied West Bank, Anadolu reports.
The army claimed that the Palestinian, whose name and age were not specified in a statement, came to the area…
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UK to evacuate children who need urgent medical aid in Gaza – Middle East Monitor
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Friday that the UK will evacuate children who need urgent medical aid in Gaza, Anadolu reports.
“The UK will pull every lever we have to get food and lifesaving…
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