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In today’s newsletter: We pick through the data on the humanitarian catastrophe afflicting the Palestinian people

An estimated 270,000 Palestinians live in the country. Their story is one of war, displacement and a struggle to return.

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IDF bombs urban refugee camps, UN agency warns of famine risk and skirmishes on Lebanon border intensify

Israel intensifies air and ground offensive in central Gaza forcing displaced Palestinians to flee again towards south.

Israel pounded Gaza on Friday, nearly 12 weeks into the war started by the October 7 attacks, as Egypt hosted a Hamas delegation for talks aimed at ending the conflict that has devastated much of the besieged Palestinian territory.

UN says about 100,000 people have arrived in Rafah after intense attacks on Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis

UNRWA warned the enclave is ‘grappling with catastrophic hunger’ as Israel continues to bomb from north to the south.

Rania Sakallah’s family had a four-bedroom home in Gaza City, filled with love. Now their next meal is uncertain.

On Day 82 of the Israel-Hamas war, Israel said Iran-backed Hezbollah was risking the region's stability due to its indiscriminate attacks targeting Israeli civilians. Over in Iran, the IRGC reportedly said the Oct. 7 massacre was in retaliation for the 2020 assassination of a top Iranian military leader by U.S.…