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The internal report, which examined 156 incidents of lost or stolen aid between October 2023 and May 2025, concluded that “there is no indication Hamas systematically diverted any assistance provided by USAID.”

The situation in the Gaza Strip is catastrophic: scant aid supplies are trickling in while international organizations warn of a famine. Here are the key numbers at a glance.

On Friday morning, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called on Israel to comply with its obligations under International law, including allowing the United Nations and other humanitarian organisations to carry out their life-saving work safely and without hindrance.

The recognition will be officially declared during the United Nations General Assembly session in September, marking a significant shift in the diplomatic landscape of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

On Wednesday, Amnesty International accused Israel of deliberately using starvation as a weapon of war—an act the organisation says amounts to both a war crime and a tool of genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip.

The case, originally filed in 2023, alleges that Israel violated the 1948 Genocide Convention through its military campaign in the Palestinian territory.

President Ruto spoke directly with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, urging for clemency and a delay in execution.

The 109 NGOs, including CARE, Amnesty International, American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and ActionAid, are reiterating that the UN-led humanitarian system has not failed, but has been prevented from functioning.

The GERD dispute, already fraught with legal, environmental, and sovereignty concerns, now finds itself entangled in the broader complexities of Middle East geopolitics, where water security and humanitarian crises are becoming increasingly intertwined.

On Monday, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said that a quarter of Gaza’s population faces famine-like conditions. Almost 100,000 women and children are suffering from severe acute malnutrition and need treatment as soon as possible.

Guterres said that escalated Israeli operations meant "devastation is being layered upon devastation," with the humanitarian system in its "last gasp."

The crisis continues to deepen as humanitarian aid remains severely restricted, with widespread shortages of food, clean water, and collapsing medical services exacerbating the situation.

He said the Secretary-General deplored the growing reports of both children and adults suffering from malnutrition and strongly condemned the ongoing violence, including the shooting, killing and injuring of people attempting to get food.

Many have been forced to flee the fighting dozens of times. Most find themselves homeless and hungry while facing an uncertain future.

The statement comes in the wake of renewed Israeli military operations in Gaza, with intensified air and ground assaults reported in Deir al-Balah, a key humanitarian hub.

At just 15, while studying as a military cadet in London, he suffered a devastating road accident in 2005 that caused severe brain injuries and internal bleeding.

Merz said that urgently needed humanitarian aid must now reach the people in the Gaza Strip in a secure and humane manner.

The attack, which Israel claims was caused by "stray ammunition," killed three and injured the parish priest among others.

While reaffirming Kenya's limited leverage in military affairs, Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musali Mudavadi emphasised its commitment to diplomacy and called for an immediate ceasefire.

US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Wednesday claimed that a military group, known as the Yemeni National Resistance Forces (NRF), had seized a "massive" Iranian weapons shipment bound for the Yemen-based Houthi.

According to media reports, the agreement was also endorsed by Namibia, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Oman, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Despite opposition from far-right Cabinet members who reject any halt to military operations in Gaza, Netanyahu's government is engaged in indirect talks with Hamas in Qatar to negotiate a two-month ceasefire.

The remaining 201 victims were killed while seeking food “on the routes of aid convoys or near aid convoys” run by the UN or UN-partners still operating in the war-shattered enclave, Al-Kheetan told journalists in Geneva.

The drones are being manually operated by soldiers on the ground to drop grenades on civilians, including children, either to force them from their homes or prevent them from returning to areas previously evacuated.

Israel and the United States launched coordinated military strikes targeting Iran's nuclear infrastructure in late June, 2025.

Unverified videos shared online showed bloodied children and bodies at the scene, as residents rushed to evacuate the wounded using private cars and donkey carts.

They said maternity, neonatal, and intensive care units were failing, ambulances could no longer move, and blocked roads were trapping those in need.

Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that foreign nationals wishing to access areas near the Gaza border must obtain prior approval by submitting requests through Egyptian embassies.

Photographer Reziq Abdul Jawad, a father of three, moves through war zones with his camera as his only protection, whispering, "I carry my camera like a shield, but I can't protect my children from what's coming."

Israel launched a series of major airstrikes on June 13 targeting nuclear and military sites across Iran, killing senior commanders, nuclear scientists, and civilians, and injuring many others, according to Iranian authorities.

This latest crisis, the humanitarians said, comes as civilians in Gaza face deadly violence not only from the continuing hostilities but also, reportedly, while going to retrieve food aid in the face of starvation.

On just one day this week, nearly 30,000 people were forced to flee under new Israeli relocation orders, with no safe place to go and clearly inadequate supplies of shelter, food, medicine or water, he added.

More than 600 Palestinians have died near Gaza aid sites since late May, says the UN. Meanwhile, doctors say Gaza’s main hospital is now "one massive trauma ward" as the shootings continue. Follow DW for the latest.

Palestinian security officials and eyewitnesses told Xinhua that an Israeli aircraft fired at least one missile at the site.

International scrutiny of Israel's actions has intensified, with the International Criminal Court issuing arrest warrants for Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes.

The first group of evacuees from Iran arrived in Nairobi on Sunday morning and was received by government officials at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

Evin Prison, located in northern Tehran, is Iran’s most infamous facility for holding political prisoners.

Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich also responded to the Iranian missile launch. "Tehran will shake," Smotrich posted on his X account.

Fordow is one of several nuclear-related sites across Iran that are known to have been damaged in the strikes by the United States, including those in Esfahan, Arak and Tehran.

Araghchi said that final decision on stopping Iranian military operations would be made later

The base is home to nearly 8,000 American troops and also hosts forces from the UK, Australia and other allied countries.

Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that Tehran had begun a missile campaign dubbed the "Annunciation of Victory," targeting US bases in both Iraq and Qatar.

The US struck Iranian nuclear facilities in Iran, including the key Fordo site, in a tightly choreographed operation dubbed "Midnight Hammer."

Grandi said, "The time to de-escalate is right now. Once people are forced to flee, there's no quick way back and all too often, the consequences last for generations."

UNICEF said Gaza now faces a "man-made drought," warning that if an ongoing fuel blockade of over 100 days is not lifted, "children will begin to die of thirst."

EU member nations will need to decide how to respond to the analysis. Their options range from suspending the current agreement to imposing economic sanctions on Israel.

Global airline passenger traffic had surpassed pre-pandemic levels and was projected to grow strongly in the coming decades—until instability in the Middle East disrupted the trend.

The ministry stressed the importance of vigilance, urging Kenyan nationals to avoid non-essential travel, stay updated through local media alerts, and strictly follow instructions from local authorities.

Due to the uncertain security situation, members of the Somali community recently met to evaluate their options. According to Ahmed, the meeting focused on whether they should continue to remain in Iran or try to leave for a safer country. The outcome of that discussion remains unclear.

The mass casualty event left “hundreds of casualties, completely overwhelming Nasser Medical Complex” in Khan Younis, said WHO’s Representative in the occupied Palestinian territory, Dr Rik Peeperkorn.

Albares underscored the European Union's significant economic leverage and responsibility in the conflict.