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Gaza no longer in famine, says global hunger watchdog, after influx of aid following ceasefire
There is no longer famine in Gaza, a United Nations-backed hunger monitor announced on Friday, after an influx of humanitarian aid into the strip following a ceasefire agreed in October between Israel and Hamas.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump discussed Ukraine and Gaza during a pre-Christmas phone call on Sunday, according to a statement released by Downing Street in London.
Trump administration reps have just revealed a grandiose $112 billion plan to rebuild war-torn Gaza into a futuristic international destination dubbed “Project Sunrise.”
Food access has "significantly improved," but the greatest challenge now is adequate shelter for Palestinians, officials say.
A storm has battered the Gaza Strip, creating misery for displaced Palestinians and delaying the search for the body of the last Israeli hostage held by militants there.
An international hunger watchdog group said that while Gaza is no longer in famine conditions since the cease-fire, it's still food-insecure.
Food security experts said a famine reported in August had been alleviated but that the situation remained dire across the enclave, despite a cease-fire in October and greater flows of aid.
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Ex-Hamas hostage freed after 505 days in Gaza tunnels warns 'evil is spreading' across the world
Omer Shem Tov spent 505 days in Hamas captivity after being captured at Nova Music Festival, working as a 'slave' in Gaza tunnels before meeting President Trump.
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Rubio says new governance bodies for Gaza will be in place soon, followed by international force
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that a new governance structure for Gaza -- made up of an international board and a group of Palestinian technocrats -- would be in place soon, followed by the deployment of foreign troops,
Israel’s military says troops fired a mortar shell into a Palestinian residential area in the Gaza Strip, in the latest incident to rock the tenuous ceasefire with Hamas.
The Israel-Gaza conflict is continuing to be associated with elevated levels of hate crime on London's transport network, senior police officers have told the London Assembly.
The most senior Catholic cleric in the Holy Land urged Palestinians “not just to survive” but to “rebuild life” in Gaza as he led Christmas Mass there on Sunday, against the backdrop of apocalyptic destruction and displacement.
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