The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said Gaza is the “hungriest place on Earth” and the enclave’s entire 2.3 million people face “catastrophic hunger”.
The Israeli army has killed two more people seeking aid at a distribution point in the west of Rafah, south Gaza.
US President Donald Trump said a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas is “very close”, and could be announced as early as today.
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 54,321 Palestinians and wounded 123,770, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
The Government Media Office updated its death toll to more than 61,700, saying thousands of people missing under the rubble are presumed dead.An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks of October 7, 2023, and more than 200 were taken captive.
Source: AJ
