Aid supplies to Gaza halted again, UN says starvation imminent
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Humanitarian aid shipments to Gaza by the United Nations were halted once again on Friday due to fuel shortages and a communications shutdown. This exacerbates the suffering of thousands of Palestinians already dealing with hunger and homelessness, as Israeli forces engage in battles with Hamas militants in the area.
The World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations expressed concern, stating that civilians in Gaza are at an "immediate possibility of starvation" due to the insufficient food supplies.
Reports from the Palestinian news agency WAFA indicated casualties from an Israeli strike near the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, a key point for aid transit. Al Jazeera reported that nine people were killed in the strike, but Israel has not commented on the incident, and Reuters could not independently verify the information.
Israel reported finding a tunnel shaft used by Hamas at Al Shifa hospital in the north of Gaza, alleging that the hospital is being used by Hamas for storing weapons and ammunition. The hospital, struggling to operate amidst the conflict, has become a source of global concern. Hamas denies the Israeli allegations, asserting that there are no weapons or hostages in the hospital's tunnels.
Despite international calls for a ceasefire or humanitarian pauses, the conflict shows no signs of abating as it enters its seventh week. The initial trigger was a cross-border raid by Hamas militants on Oct. 7, resulting in the deadliest day in Israel's 75-year history, with about 1,200 Israelis, mostly civilians, killed.
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