A whistleblower claims World Food Programme and U.N. agencies rejected Israeli security assistance, blocking aid distribution to Gaza despite available supplies as U.N. dismisses accusations.

The U.N. humanitarian office says a record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half of them in Gaza during the war between Israel and Hamas

I will not betray my commitment to the gospel of love and justice and be silent while the United States and Israel murder, maim, loot, poison, starve, torment and commit genocide on our Palestinian siblings.

In 2024, 383 aid workers were killed globally, more than a third of them in Gaza. It is a 31% increase on the previous year. Meanwhile, a key Qatari mediator stressed the urgency of brokering a ceasefire in Gaza.

Fidan and Rubio spoke on ceasefire efforts in Gaza, a Turkish Foreign Ministry source said, adding Fidan had called for an immediate truce in Gaza and unhindered access to humanitarian aid. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with his Turkish counterpart,

Limassol, Cyprus — A ship that set off from Cyprus loaded with 1,200 tons of food supplies for the Gaza Strip is approaching the Israeli port of Ashdod on Tuesday in a renewed effort to alleviate the worsening crisis in the Palestinian territory, where food security experts say the “worst-case scenario of famine” is unfolding.

Australia will recognize a Palestinian state at next month's United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.

Israel is letting some supplies into the Gaza Strip but not enough to avert widespread starvation, said the United Nations human rights office on Tuesday.