Grabbing her daughter's feeble arm, Asmaa al-Arja pulls a shirt over the 2-year-old's protruding ribs and swollen belly. The child lies on a hospital bed, heaving, then wails uncontrollably, throwing her arms around her own shoulders as if to console herself.

Gaza's main hospital, Nasser Hospital, is overwhelmed with children in pain from malnutrition. Experts warn the territory could plunge into famine if Israel doesn’t stop its military campaign and fully lift its blockade.

"Starving people will not let a food truck pass. They need to feed their families", the World Food Programme said.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is the linchpin of a new aid system that would wrest distribution away from aid groups led by the U.N., which have carried out a massive operation moving food, medicine, fuel, tents and other supplies across Gaza since the war began in October 2023.

This week saw Israel attempt a new plan to distribute food in Gaza, bypassing the UN and using American private contractors known as the Gaza Humanitarian Fund. The result, it was suspended on day

GAZA, May 29, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces demanded the immediate evacuation of Al-Awda Hospital in Tal al-Zaatar, northern Gaza, on Thursday afternoon, raising alarm over the safety of more than 190 people currently inside the facility, including medical staff, patients, and the wounded.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted a new ceasefire plan proposed by US envoy Steve Witkoff, according to the country's media. However, Hamas reportedly is likely to reject the proposals.