At least 25 people were killed in Israeli strikes and shootings in Gaza on Saturday, including Palestinians sheltering in tents or seeking scarce food aid, according to local hospitals.
It followed a famine determination by the world’s leading authority on food crises, which galvanised governments and aid groups to intensify pleas for Israel to halt its 22-month offensive on Gaza, prompted by Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attacks. For months, aid groups have warned that the war and Israel’s restrictions on food into Gaza are causing starvation among civilians.
