Israeli aggression on besieged Gaza — now in its 164th day — has killed at least 31,726 Palestinians and wounded 73,792 others as Israel’s Netanyahu rejects calls for a ceasefire.
"We are engaged in a race against the clock to try to reverse the impact of the spreading hunger and the looming famine in Gaza," UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini said during a press conference in Cairo with Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry.
"For your safety, to all those present and displaced in the Al Rimal neighbourhood and in the vicinity of Al Shifa Hospital, you must evacuate the area immediately to the west, then southward through Rashid Street to the humanitarian zone in Al Mawasi," army spokesperson Avichay Adraee said on X. "In Gaza we are no longer on the brink of famine, we are in a state of famine, affecting thousands of people," Borrell said at the opening of a conference on humanitarian aid for Gaza in Brussels.Palestinian health ministry in Gaza has said that at least 31,726 people have been killed in the territory during more than five months of Israel's war on Gaza.
It added that communication was cut off, and a large number of refugees were stranded in the building of the operation theatre and emergency department. During the meeting, they emphasised that the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza should be accelerated without any obstacles.
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