The Israeli military has killed at least 104 Palestinians in Gaza City. Nearly 700 people have also been injured – dozens of them in critical condition. Thursday’s attack has been described as a massacre of civilians. Hundreds of starving Palestinians had gathered to collect food aid, when they were attacked. Israel’s army says its soldiers were forced to open fire because they felt threatened by the large crowds. Al Jazeera’s Michael Appel explains how this all unfolded. Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum is in Rafah, southern Gaza, Zein Basravi is in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, and Bernard Smith is in occupied East Jerusalem for the latest developments. Subscribe […]
Half a million people in the Strip are reportedly facing starvation, and all 2.3 million are short of food. Hundreds of desperately hungry Palestinians from northern Gaza are now heading south to seek food. Several Palestinians told Al Jazeera that a complete lack of food in the north had recently driven them to eat animal feed – and that conditions were the worst they had ever seen. Al Jazeera’s Anas Al Sharif reports from northern Gaza. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #GazaHumanitarianCrisis […]
World Food Program has suspended operations in Gaza WFP says humanitarian operation in Gaza the World Food Programme (WFP) said it had been forced to pause aid deliveries to northern Gaza due to “complete chaos and violence due to the collapse of civil order”, after an initial suspension three weeks earlier when a strike hit a UNRWA truck carrying aid.
The UN has been saying for several weeks that there are pockets of famine in Gaza. Hunger has become commonplace and searching for food, a daily ritual for many. Al Jazeera’s Imogen Kimber reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Palestine #Gaza #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #Starvation #GazaStarvation #Israel #GazaWar #IsraelHamasWar #IsraelGazaWar #GazaShortages #GazaAid
