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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Nicola Slawson

First Thing: ‘Hungry aid staff fainting’ as starvation spreads in Gaza and truce hopes fade

Palestinians clamour for food from a charity kitchen in Gaza City.
Palestinians clamour for food from a charity kitchen in Gaza City. Photograph: Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters

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The head of the main UN agency serving Palestinians has said his frontline staff are fainting from hunger, as the number of people dying of starvation in Gaza continues to rise and hopes for a ceasefire fade amid collapsed negotiations.

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