The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) warned Thursday of “catastrophic” environmental and health risks in the Gaza Strip amid an accumulation of waste in populated areas in the battered enclave. “As of 9 June, over 330,000 tons of waste have accumulated in or near populated...

One-third of children under the age of two in northern Gaza is now acutely malnourished, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA said on Saturday.  
“Children's malnutrition is spreading fast and reaching unprecedented levels in Gaza,” UNRWA said on X. The UN agency...

Palestinians in Gaza have been forced to resort to extreme measures amid growing starvation as a result of Israel's relentless bombardment and a full siege imposed since October.  Many families across the besieged enclave had to mix various ingredients into flour to make bread using...

The director general of hospitals in the Gaza Strip warned on Sunday that lives of about 650 patients are at risk due to the catastrophic situation in the Al-Shifa Hospital. About 650 patients, including 36 children, have their lives in danger, Muhammad Zaqout said at a press conference,...