Mounting evidence shows widespread starvation, malnutrition and disease driving rise in hunger-related deaths, says organisation

By Chronicle Staff Over 50 Palestinians were killed since Tuesday morning, many while trying to access food amid relentless airstrikes and shelling across the Strip. At least 51 Palestinians were killed in Israeli

Tom Cotton, a Republican Senator from Arkansas, responded to Macron's statement by saying on X: "This is a shameful endorsement of terrorists. The best way for this conflict to end is to back Israel in its righteous mission of rescuing the hostages and defeating Hamas."

The Israeli government is defending a top military officer who dismissed images of starving Palestinians as 'fake' over the weekend, despite President Trump stating Monday that he believes the pictures are real.

A pair of leading Israeli human rights groups has accused Israel of “committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza,” becoming the first such organizations to make the claim.

As the death toll from two years of war in Gaza nears 60,000, a growing number of people are dying from starvation and malnutrition, fuelling international criticism of Israel over sharply worsening conditions.

Israel says it is fighting against Hamas, not Palestinians as a group. But two of Israel’s best-known rights groups — long critical of Israeli policy — now say they disagree.

The boat set out from Sicily earlier this month, with the activists and some humanitarian aid supplies. The vessel attempted to break through Israel's maritime blockade on the Gaza Strip.