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1.6 million exposed toacute food insecurity

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the Gaza Strip is facing a worsening humanitarian catastrophe, noting that 1.6 million people in the Strip are exposed to extreme levels of acute food insecurity.Guterres...

Palestinians gather to receive food portions at a charity kitchen in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday. — AFP

Israel bombs Syria army HQ after warning to leave Druze alone

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Israel strikes on Syrian forces sent into Sweida

Smoke billows during clashes in the predominantly city of Sweida

West Bank seeing largest displacement

A Palestinian man inspects burnt cars,

UNRWA: Malnutrition affects 1 in 10 Gaza children

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Mediators toil to wrap up Gaza talks

A girl eats from a dish after queueing for a meal from a charity kitchen in Gaza City on Monday. — AFP

Gaza truce talks limp on but US hopes for deal

Children queue with pots to receive meals from a charity kitchen in Gaza City. — AFP

Syria deploys forces after dozens killed in clashes

Syrian army and security forces deploy in Sweida in southern Syria. — AFP

Gaza reports 43 dead as truce talks deadlocked

Smoke plumes rise from Israeli bombardment in Bureij in the central Gaza Strip. — AFP

Gaza truce talks stall over Israel withdrawal; 17 killed in aid hub

A man carries a bag of flour at a UN World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse on Al Jalaa street in Gaza City on Saturday. — AFP

Blockade puts Gaza’s pregnant women at severe risk

Fatima Arafa, a pregnant and displaced Palestinian woman, has a consultation with a doctor, at Al Helou Hospital, in Gaza City. - Reuters

UN reports 798 deaths near Gaza aid hubs in six weeks

A woman looks on as Palestinians inspect a reported incursion by Israeli tanks, in Gaza. — AFP

Israeli strike kills children near Gaza clinic

A Palestinian woman comforts a child as casualties are brought into Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital following an Israeli strike, in Deir Al Balah, central Gaza Strip, on Thursday. — Reuters

EU ANNOUNCES GAZA AID DEAL

A displaced Palestinian makes his way towards Mawasi area as they flee amidst an Israeli ground offensive, in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. — Reuters

Gaza doctors cram babies into incubators as fuel shortage threatens hospitals

Palestinian newborns share an incubator at Al Helou hospital due to fuel crisis, according to medics, amidst the Israeli military offensive in Gaza City. — Reuters

8 dead in Sudan paramilitary attack on shelter

Nyakueiy Cleug, a South Sudanese woman carries a bag of cereal received as part of WFP's food assistance upon arrival at the Muon Reception Centre where she was screened, in Gambella region, Ethiopia. — Reuters
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