When Israel launched its controversial US-backed aid plan for Gaza, it aimed to stop Hamas’s alleged profiteering from the seizure and sale of humanitarian supplies.

Doctors and aid groups warned of a hunger crisis now reaching a crescendo in the besieged Palestinian enclave.

Dozens of international humanitarian organizations warned Israel’s blockade of aid into Gaza is endangering the lives of doctors and aid workers, while a major news agency says it is trying to evacuate its remaining freelance journalists because the situation has become “untenable.

The evacuation order has cut off the coastal area of Al Mawasi, where thousands of Palestinians are living in tents, from the city to the rest of central Gaza, where most humanitarian organizations in the Strip are headquartered, according to a visual analysis by ABC News.

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, has strongly criticised the UN for what he described as hypocrisy toward Israel, saying Hamas is responsible for the ongoing crisis in Gaza, The Jerusalem Post reported.

An additional $5,000 per month will be disbursed to each lawmaker to pay for personal security through the end of the year. In 2024, the US Capitol Police investigated more than 9,000 threats against lawmakers,

The U.N. human rights office says more than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed since May while trying to get food in the Gaza Strip.

The head of the agency that helps oversee international aid deliveries to the territory has criticized the impact of Israeli policy on civilians.

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