Famine has been declared in Sudan amid a bloody civil war and—while famine has been declared in parts of the country already—there is a risk that 2.5 million people could die from starvation in the next few weeks.
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UN: GAZA HELL, ‘TOTAL LAWLESSNESS’
Gaza has become a “lawless wasteland” after eight months of punishment from Israel in response to the Hamas attack in October, Antonio Guterres, the UN secretary-general, said.
UN: GAZAN CHILDREN ARE IN URGENT NEED OF TREATMENT FOR MALNUTRITION
The Israeli blockade has put over 50,000 children in Gaza at serious risk, and they need urgent medical intervention for acute malnutrition, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Saturday.
BULLSHIT HAS ITS OWN SOUND: NETANYAHU SAYS THERE IS NO HUMANITARIAN CATASTROPHE IN RAFAH
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week told the world not to believe its lying eyes and said there was no humanitarian catastrophe in Rafah, where 1.7 million people are sheltering during the Israeli bombardment.
ISRAEL BOMBS TO RUIN RESIDENTIAL BUILDING AND UNIVERSITY IN RAFAH
Israel struck Rafah’s largest residential tower last week, claiming that Hamas has been using the 14-story building to conduct military activities.
NOTHING COMPARES TO THE NIGHTMARE IN GAZA: WORLD PEACE FOUNDATION’S CHIEF
Alex de Waal, the executive director of the World Peace Foundation, told reporters last week that the starvation campaign inflicted on the Palestinians in Gaza is a uniquely horrific event in recent history.