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UK to airdrop aid in Gaza, evacuate children needing medical care

Adham carries the body of his nephew, six-week-old Yousef al-Safadi, who died of starvation, according to health officials in Gaza City on July 22, 2025 [Khamis Al-Rifii/Reuters]

The United Kingdom says it is working with Jordan on “forward plans” to airdrop aid into besieged Gaza and evacuate children needing medical care as Israel’s forced starvation and bombardment of Palestinians fuel global outrage.

Two infants on Saturday became the latest Palestinian children to die from malnutrition. Hospitals in Gaza have now recorded five new deaths due to famine and malnutrition in the past 24 hours. The total number of starvation deaths in the territory has risen to 127, including 85 children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.

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