100,000 Gaza children at risk of mass death due to lack of milk
The statement highlighted that many mothers, unable to access baby formula, have been forced to feed their infants water for days. This alarming situation is described as a form of slow, deliberate mass killing resulting from what the office termed a policy of starvation and extermination by the Israeli occupation forces.
Rising death toll among children
According to the media office, the death toll linked to famine and malnutrition in Gaza has now reached 122, including 83 children. The situation is being described as an unprecedented and imminent humanitarian catastrophe.
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ITV News
5 minutes ago
- ITV News
Israeli soldiers again fire on Palestinians seeking aid, killing at least ten
At least ten people have been killed in the latest shooting by Israeli forces on Palestinians trying to reach food and aid, at two seperate sites. On Saturday, Israeli forces opened fire near two aid distribution sites run by the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) as crowds of hungry Palestinians sought food. Witnesses and health workers said at least ten people were killed, a day after US officials visited a GHF site and the US ambassador called the internationally decried system 'an incredible feat.' Near the northernmost GHF distribution site near the Netzarim corridor, Yahia Youssef, who had come to seek aid Saturday morning, described a panicked and grimly familiar scene. After helping carry three people wounded by gunshots, he said he saw others on the ground, bleeding. 'It's the same daily episode,' Youssef said. Health workers said at least eight people were killed. Israel's military said it fired warning shots at a gathering approaching its forces. At least two people were killed in the Shakoush area hundreds of meters from where the GHF operates another site in the southernmost city of Rafah, witnesses said. Nasser Hospital in nearby Khan Younis received two bodies and many injured. Witness Mohamed Abu Taha said Israeli troops opened fire toward the crowds. He saw three people, two men and a woman, shot as he fled. Israel's military said it was not aware of any fire by its forces in the area. The GHF said nothing happened near its sites. GHF says its armed contractors have only used pepper spray or fired warning shots to prevent deadly crowding. Israel 's military on Friday said it was working to make the routes under its control safer. The UN says nearly 1,400 Palestinians have been killed whilst seeking food from aid distribution centres. Israel and GHF have claimed that toll has been exaggerated. The GHF — backed by millions of dollars in U.S. support — launched in May as Israel sought an alternative to the UN run system, which had safely delivered aid for much of the war but was accused by Israel of allowing Hamas to siphon off supplies. Israel has not offered evidence for that claim and the UN has denied it. From May 27 to July 31, 859 people were killed near GHF sites, according to a United Nations report published Thursday. Hundreds more have been killed along the routes of UN led food convoys. Hamas led police once guarded those convoys and went after suspected looters, but Israeli fire targeted the officers. Airdrops by a Jordan led coalition of Israel, the UAE, Egypt, France, and Germany, are another approach, though experts say the strategy remains deeply inadequate and even dangerous for people on the ground. 'Let's go back to what works & let us do our job,' Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, wrote Saturday on social media, calling for more and safer truck deliveries. Nearly a week has passed since Israel, under international pressure amid growing scenes of starving children, announced limited humanitarian pauses and airdrops meant to get more food to Gazans, who now rely mostly on aid after nearly 22 months of war. Despite this the UN and partners say not nearly enough aid is coming in, with months' worth of supplies piled up outside Gaza waiting for Israeli approval. Trucks that enter are mostly stripped of supplies by desperate people and criminal groups before reaching warehouses for distribution. Families of the 50 hostages still in Gaza fear they are going hungry too, and blame Hamas, after the militants released images and video of an emaciated hostage, Evyatar David. Evayatar David's family have given permission for the video to be used to raise awareness for the plight of their son. ITV News is not showing the full video as released by Hamas. US President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, met with hostages' families Saturday, a week after quitting ceasefire talks, blaming Hamas's intransigence. 'I didn't hear anything new from him. I heard that there was pressure from the Americans to end this operation, but we didn't hear anything practical,' said Michel Illouz, father of Israeli hostage Guy Illouz, whose body was taken into Gaza. He said he asked Witkoff to exert pressure and set a time frame but got 'no answers.' Protesters called on Israel's government to make a deal to end the war, imploring them to 'stop this nightmare and bring them out of the tunnels.' In part of Gaza City, displaced people who managed to return home found rubble-strewn neighborhoods unrecognizable. Most Palestinians in Gaza have been displaced, often multiple times, and are crowded into ever-shrinking areas considered safe. 'I don't know what to do. Destruction, destruction,' said Mohamed Qeiqa, who stood amid collapsed slabs of concrete and pointed out what had been a five-story building. 'Where will people settle?' Gaza's Health Ministry says 93 children have died from malnutrition-related causes since the war began. It said 76 adults have died of malnutrition-related causes since late June, when it started counting adult deaths.
NBC News
5 minutes ago
- NBC News
Israeli fire again kills Gaza aid-seekers as US envoy meets with hostages' families
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip— Israeli forces opened fire near two aid distribution sites run by the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation as crowds of hungry Palestinians again sought food, killing at least 10 people, witnesses and health workers said Saturday — a day after U.S. officials visited a GHF site and the U.S. ambassador called the troubled system "an incredible feat." Nearly a week has passed since Israel, under international pressure amid growing scenes of starving children, announced limited humanitarian pauses and airdrops meant to get more food to Gaza's over 2 million people, who now largely rely on aid after almost 22 months of war. But the United Nations, partners and Palestinians say far too little aid is still coming in, with months' worth of supplies piled up outside Gaza waiting for Israeli approval. Trucks that enter are mostly stripped of supplies by desperate people and criminal groups before reaching warehouses for distribution. Experts this week said a "worst-case scenario of famine" was occurring in the besieged enclave. On Saturday, Gaza's health ministry said seven more Palestinians had died of malnutrition-related causes over the past 24 hours, including a child. Aid is "far from sufficient," Germany's government said via spokesman Stefan Kornelius. Families of the 50 hostages still in Gaza fear they are going hungry too, and blame Hamas, after the militants released images of an emaciated hostage, Evyatar David. More deaths near U.S.-supported GHF sites Near the northernmost GHF distribution site near the Netzarim corridor, Yahia Youssef, who had come to seek aid Saturday morning, described a panicked and grimly familiar scene. After helping carry three people wounded by gunshots, he said he saw others on the ground, bleeding. "It's the same daily episode," Youssef said. Health workers said at least eight people were killed. Israel's military said it fired warning shots at a gathering approaching its forces. At least two people were killed in the Shakoush area hundreds of meters (yards) from where the GHF operates another site in the southernmost city of Rafah, witnesses said. Nasser Hospital in nearby Khan Younis received two bodies and many injured. Witness Mohamed Abu Taha said Israeli troops opened fire toward the crowds. He saw three people — two men and a woman — shot as he fled. Israel's military said it was not aware of any fire by its forces in the area. The GHF said nothing happened near its sites. GHF says its armed contractors have only used pepper spray or fired warning shots to prevent deadly crowding. Israel 's military on Friday said it was working to make the routes under its control safer. Israel and GHF have claimed the toll has been exaggerated. The GHF — backed by millions of dollars in U.S. support — launched in May as Israel sought an alternative to the U.N.-run system, which had safely delivered aid for much of the war but was accused by Israel of allowing Hamas to siphon off supplies. Israel has not offered evidence for that claim and the U.N. has denied it. From May 27 to July 31, 859 people were killed near GHF sites, according to a United Nations report published Thursday. Hundreds more have been killed along the routes of U.N.-led food convoys. Hamas-led police once guarded those convoys and went after suspected looters, but Israeli fire targeted the officers. Airdrops by a Jordan-led coalition — Israel, the UAE, Egypt, France, and Germany — are another approach, though experts say the strategy remains deeply inadequate and even dangerous for people on the ground. "Let's go back to what works & let us do our job," Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, wrote Saturday on social media, calling for more and safer truck deliveries. Airstrikes continue An Israeli strike hit a group of Palestinians trying to secure aid trucks entering northern Gaza from the Israeli-controlled Zikim crossing, killing at least three people, said Fares Awad, head of the health ministry's ambulance and emergency service. Nasser Hospital said it received five bodies after two separate strikes on tents sheltering displaced people in Gaza's south. The health ministry's ambulance and emergency service said an Israeli strike hit a house between the towns of Zawaida and Deir al-Balah, killing two parents and their three children. Another strike hit a tent near a closed prison where the displaced have sheltered in Khan Younis, killing a mother and her daughter. Israel's top general Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir warned that "combat will continue without rest" if hostages aren't freed. Hostage families push Israel to cut deal U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, met with hostages' families Saturday, a week after quitting ceasefire talks, blaming Hamas's intransigence. "I didn't hear anything new from him. I heard that there was pressure from the Americans to end this operation, but we didn't hear anything practical," said Michel Illouz, father of Israeli hostage Guy Illouz, whose body was taken into Gaza. He said he asked Witkoff to exert pressure and set a time frame but got "no answers." Protesters called on Israel's government to make a deal to end the war, imploring them to "stop this nightmare and bring them out of the tunnels" Coming home to ruins In part of Gaza City, displaced people who managed to return home found rubble-strewn neighborhoods unrecognizable. Most Palestinians in Gaza have been displaced, often multiple times, and are crowded into ever-shrinking areas considered safe. "I don't know what to do. Destruction, destruction," said Mohamed Qeiqa, who stood amid collapsed slabs of concrete and pointed out what had been a five-story building. "Where will people settle?" The war began when Hamas attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing around 1,200 people, mostly civilians. Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed more than 60,400 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which doesn't distinguish between militants and civilians but says women and children make up over half the dead. The ministry operates under the Hamas government. The U.N. and other international organizations see it as the most reliable source of data on casualties. The ministry says 93 children have died from malnutrition-related causes in Gaza since the war began. It said 76 adults have died of malnutrition-related causes since late June, when it started counting adult deaths.
Time of India
5 minutes ago
- Time of India
US steps in! Envoy Witkoff meets hostage families in Tel Aviv amid growing pressure on Hamas
U.S. envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff met the families of Israeli hostages in Tel Aviv on Saturday (August 2). During the meeting which lasted over two hours Witkoff listened "to every personal story and heard each individual request, and he answered the last question and didn't go until then", Ruby Cohen, father of hostage Itay Cohen, said. Earlier Israelis gathered at Hostages Square chant slogans calling for the release of hostages and end of the war. On Thursday, Wikoff met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a bid to salvage Gaza truce talks and tackle a humanitarian crisis in the enclave, where a global hunger monitor has warned that famine is unfolding. Show more Show less
