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Five-year-old Lana Salih Juha, who fled with her family from Gaza’s Shuja’iyya neighborhood to the city center, suffers from severe malnutrition under Israel’s strict blockade and attacks, which affects infants and children the most, on July 28, 2025. [Mohammed Y. M. Al-yaqoubi – Anadolu Agency]
The UN on Monday warned that child malnutrition in the Gaza Strip has reached alarming levels, with nearly 95,000 cases identified in 2025 and harsh winter conditions eroding fragile humanitarian gains, Anadolu reports.
Citing the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said at a news conference that “the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip remains dire, as harsh weather conditions are jeopardizing the progress made by the humanitarian response.”
Dujarric reported that the agencies leading the nutrition response continue to detect large numbers of children in urgent need.
“Meanwhile, our humanitarian partners leading on addressing malnutrition report that last month they screened over 76,000 children and identified around 4,900 cases of acute malnutrition, including more than 820 cases of severe acute malnutrition,” he said.
He further added that “this brings the total number of acute malnutrition cases identified in 2025 to nearly 95,000.”
Noting that the UN partners provided supplies such as tents, tarpaulins and blankets to 28,000 families, Dujarric warned that “1.1 million people still urgently need help as rainstorms continue to damage and destroy many existing shelters.”
“Our partners stress that tents remain a temporary solution and more supplies, including toolkits, cement and heavy machinery to clear debris, as well as sustained funding, are needed to transition from emergency to early recovery efforts,” he added.
Highlighting the severity of the harsh weather on children, Dujarric said that “since the ceasefire and as of the year’s end, our partners were able to distribute more than 310,000 children’s winter clothing sets and more than 112,000 pairs of shoes as part of the winterization efforts.”
“They also installed 150 specialized tents across Gaza to be used as child-friendly and safe spaces,” he said.
Dujarric said that the UN’s education partners on the ground opened up 18 additional temporary learning spaces for 35,000 Gazan students, adding: “The total number of operational temporary learning spaces is now 440, accommodating around 268,000 children.”
However, he stressed that “education supplies continue to be denied entry by the Israeli authorities on the grounds that education is not a critical activity during the first phase of the ceasefire.”
“We do believe that it is a critical activity,” he affirmed, urging for “rapid, sustained and unimpeded access to allow ourselves and our partners to scale up assistance faster to prevent further deterioration and alleviate the suffering of people in Gaza.”
When asked about Israel’s continued destruction in the Gaza Strip, Dujarric said: “We want to see a stop to the destruction of whatever remains in Gaza.”
“We want to see the parties move towards phase two to try to rebuild,” he said.
A ceasefire agreement took effect in Gaza on Oct. 10 under US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan, halting two years of Israeli attacks that have killed more than 71,000 people, mostly women and children, and injured over 171,000 since October 2023.
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Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin takes part in the voting to approve a controversial bill as part of the government’s judicial overhaul plan in Jerusalem on July 24, 2023.[Noam Moskowitz – Knesset – Handout – Anadolu Agency]
Senior Israeli officials on Monday publicly advocated for a permanent occupation of the Gaza Strip, defying a US-backed plan that explicitly rules out Israel’s military presence or annexation of the territory, Anadolu reports.
The statements were made during a conference held at the Israeli Knesset titled “Gaza – The Day After,” Israel’s right-wing Channel 7 reported.
Justice Minister Yariv Levin said Israel must maintain control over Gaza as part of what he described as its broader territorial claims.
“We need to be present in Gaza and across the entire Land of Israel,” Levin said. “This is, first and foremost, our country.”
Also speaking at the conference, far-right lawmaker Simcha Rothman said Israel should retain full authority over Gaza.
“Israel must keep control of the Gaza Strip,” Rothman said, according to the broadcaster.
Channel 7 reported that discussions at the event focused on proposals including continued Israeli security control, the disarmament of Hamas, and measures aimed at encouraging the forced displacement of Palestinians from the enclave.
The remarks came despite Israel’s formal approval of a plan announced by US President Donald Trump, which states that Israel would neither occupy nor annex Gaza.
Trump unveiled the proposal in late September as part of a broader initiative to end the war on Gaza. The plan includes a ceasefire, the release of Israeli captives, the disarmament of Hamas, Israel’s withdrawal from the enclave, the formation of a technocratic administration, and the deployment of an international stabilization force.
The Israeli army has killed more than 71,000 people, most of them women and children, and injured over 171,000 others in a brutal offensive since October 2023 that left the Gaza Strip in ruins.
Despite a ceasefire that began last Oct. 10, the Israeli army has continued its attacks, killing 442 Palestinians and wounding 1,236 others, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
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Genocide denier and Current UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is quoted that he supports Zionism without qualification. He also confirms that UK air force support has been essential in Israel’s mass-murdering genocide. Includes URLs https://www.declassifieduk.org/keir-starmers-100-spy-flights-over-gaza-in-support-of-israel/ and https://youtu.be/O74hZCKKdpAKeir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel.Orcas discuss Genocide-supporting and complicit Zionists. Donald Trump, Keith Starmer, David Lammy, Rachel Reeves, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting are acknowledged as evil genocide-complicit and supporting cnuts.
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Displaced Palestinians struggle carrying on with daily life amid the rubble left by Israeli attacks in Jabalia, Gaza on January 12, 2026. [Khames Alrefi – Anadolu Agency]
Japan has urged Israel to immediately cease actions that undermine a two-state solution, expressing “serious concerns” over the expansion of illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, Japan’s Foreign Ministry said, Anadolu reports.
The message was conveyed by Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi during a meeting with his Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa’ar in Tel Aviv on Sunday, according to the ministry.
While Motegi condemned the Hamas attack of Oct. 7, 2023, he expressed “deep concern” over the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
Motegi urged Israel to “take appropriate responses as to protection of civilians and ensuring the humanitarian assistance in Gaza,” the statement said.
He “strongly urged Israel to take appropriate responses” to ensure unimpeded humanitarian assistance by international organizations, including the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) and other NGOs.
On the situation in the West Bank, Motegi told his counterpart that settlement activities violate international law.
Expressing Japan’s “serious concerns” that settlement expansion and rising settler violence could further destabilize the region, he urged Israel to “immediately cease any unilateral actions that run counter to a two-state solution.”
Japan has dispatched Ambassador Takeshi Okubo and a specialist to the Civil-Military Coordination Center, which Motegi also inspected during the visit.
The US-led center was established to monitor implementation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement and coordinate humanitarian assistance for the Palestinian enclave.
Japan-Palestine High-level Political Dialogue
Motegi later met Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa in the West Bank, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said in a separate statement.
He explained Japan’s “consistent support” for a two-state solution and its position on Gaza reconstruction and Palestinian state-building.
Motegi said Japan would “actively” engage in international efforts toward rebuilding Gaza through its “efforts for sustaining peace.”
The two sides agreed to work together for peace and stability in the Middle East and to establish a “Japan-Palestine High-level Political Dialogue,” the statement said.
Motegi also visited Jalazone refugee camp near Ramallah.
The visit aimed to “comprehend the situation of Palestinian refugees” in the West Bank and to observe Japan’s support for Palestinian state-building efforts on the ground.
During his Middle East trip, Motegi will travel to Doha for talks with his Qatari counterpart before visiting India and the Philippines.
Genocide denier and Current UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is quoted that he supports Zionism without qualification. He also confirms that UK air force support has been essential in Israel’s mass-murdering genocide. Includes URLs https://www.declassifieduk.org/keir-starmers-100-spy-flights-over-gaza-in-support-of-israel/ and https://youtu.be/O74hZCKKdpAKeir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel.Orcas discuss Genocide-supporting and complicit Zionists. Donald Trump, Keith Starmer, David Lammy, Rachel Reeves, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting are acknowledged as evil genocide-complicit and supporting cnuts.
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Participants gathered in front of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) building to demand the protection of prisoner rights and their immediate release.
A solidarity demonstration took place on Monday, in Gaza to support Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, Anadolu Agency reports.
Participants gathered in front of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) building to demand the protection of prisoner rights and their immediate release.
The event aimed to highlight violations reported within the Israeli prison system.
Families of prisoners, health service officials, the Prisoners’ Committee, and representatives from national and Islamic groups attended the gathering.
Healthcare workers specifically protested the targeting of medical personnel.
They carried photographs of Palestinian doctors who were arrested by Israeli forces after being detained from hospitals.
Those in attendance called for international organizations to meet their legal and humanitarian responsibilities.
The groups demanded urgent intervention to stop violations in prisons and to secure the release of Palestinian detainees.
According to Palestinian data, more than 9,300 Palestinians are currently held in Israeli prisons, including at least 3,385 held in administrative detention without charge or trial.
Israel has sharply escalated its violations against Palestinian detainees, particularly those from Gaza, since the start of the war, including starvation, torture, sexual violence and systematic denial of medical care, rights groups said.
Israel has killed more than 71,000 people, mostly women and children, and injured over 170,000 others in attacks in Gaza since October 2023.
Genocide denier and Current UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is quoted that he supports Zionism without qualification. He also confirms that UK air force support has been essential in Israel’s mass-murdering genocide. Includes URLs https://www.declassifieduk.org/keir-starmers-100-spy-flights-over-gaza-in-support-of-israel/ and https://youtu.be/O74hZCKKdpAKeir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel.Orcas discuss Genocide-supporting and complicit Zionists. Donald Trump, Keith Starmer, David Lammy, Rachel Reeves, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting are acknowledged as evil genocide-complicit and supporting cnuts.
Protesters rally outside Pentonville Prison in London on January 11, 2026 in support of hunger-striking members of the banned anti-genocide group Palestine Action. (Photo by Kristian Buus/In Pictures via Getty Images)
Angela Davis, Naomi Klein, Sally Rooney, Tariq Ali, and George Monbiot are among the signers of a statement of support for the proscribed anti-genocide protesters, who have refused food for over two months.
More than 50 international authors and academics signed a declaration published Monday in support of hunger-striking activists allegedly linked to the banned Palestine Action movement, who are at imminent risk of death after refusing to eat for more than two months.
The brief statement—“We oppose genocide, we support the Palestine Action prisoners”—was signed by prominent figures including historian Tariq Ali; novelist Sally Rooney; former Guantánamo Bay prisoner Moazzam Begg; journalists Owen Jones and George Monbiot; and professors Angela Davis, Judith Butler, Naomi Klein, and Ilan Pappé.
The declaration echoes the message on a placard held by Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg when she was arrested last month in London protesting the imprisonment of people accused of being part of Palestine Action after the nonviolent direct action group was officially declared a terrorist organization in July by the UK government.
Since then, more than 2,000 people have been arrested for supporting Palestine Action, often while simply holding signs. Eight accused Palestine Action activists are awaiting trial for allegedly breaking into and damaging a British military base and a facility run by Israeli arms maker Elbit Systems. The defendants are facing at least 18 months behind bars before trial.
On November 2, a small group of imprisoned activists launched a hunger strike. Three people—Heba Muraisi, Kamran Ahmed, and Lewie Chiaramello—are still striking, despite imminent danger of death.
“She’s dying. She said it: ‘I’m dying,’” Francesca Nadin said of her friend Muraisi—who is on the 71st day of her strike—during a Monday interview with the Guardian.
Nadin said that the 31-year-old’s body is “shutting down.”
“I know mentally she’ll remain strong right to the last moment but she is dying,” she added. “The government, by putting her in prison and denying her all her rights, they’re not just letting her die, they’re actively killing her.”
Ahmed, 28, has been refusing food for 64 days. Doctors have informed him that his heart muscles are shrinking and he is at risk of sudden cardiac arrest.
“He’s skinny. I describe him a bit like a piece of paper,” Shahmina Alam, Ahmed’s sister, toldAl Jazeera last week. “It feels like now every time you see him, it could be the last.”
Chiaramello, 22, has Type 1 diabetes and has been fasting every other day for 44 days.
A fourth person, Umar Khalid, has reportedly resumed his strike following a 13-day pause.
Despite her dire condition, Muraisi is “intent on carrying on until the demands are met,” according to friend Amareen Afzal.
The strikers are demanding immediate bail, an end to censorship of their communications, a fair trial, lifting of the ban on Palestine Action, and closure of Elbit Systems’ UK facilities.
“The hunger strikers’ demands seem reasonable to me,” Monbiot wrote last week. “All these things, I believe, should be happening anyway. And they are of course negotiating positions. Whether all would need to be met for the strike to end cannot be known until the government engages. Its refusal to talk could condemn the strikers to death.”
Standing in stark contrast with the US military’s torturous force-feeding of hunger striking Guantánamo Bay prisoners during the Obama administration, the UK follows recommendations in the World Medical Association’s Declaration of Malta, which advises doctors not to force-feed prisoners who choose to hunger strike and understand the consequences of their actions.
“Forcible feeding is never ethically acceptable,” the declaration states.
In 1981, UK authorities allowed 10 imprisoned Irish Republican Army members, including former Member of Parliament Bobby Sands, to starve themselves to death in Northern Ireland. Their deaths occurred after between 46 and 73 days of refusing food.
A group of former hunger strikers from Palestine, Ireland, and Guantánamo on Sunday issued an urgent appeal to the UK government to save the Palestine Action strikers’ lives, and condemning the terrorist designation.
Critics said that the government would be to blame should any of the hunger strikers die.
“The UK is now perilously close to full descent into authoritarian rule,” said professor Peter Hallward, who signed the intellectuals’ declaration. “Ministers won’t even meet with hunger strikers, who are now at death’s door.”
Hallward added that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood “seem perfectly ready to let this country’s most committed and courageous opponents of an ongoing genocide waste away and die.”
Israel’s US-backed war and siege on Gaza following the Hamas-led attack of October 7, 2023 has left more than 250,000 Palestinians dead, wounded, or missing in Gaza and most of the coastal strip in ruins. Around 2 million Gazans have been forcibly displaced, starved, or sickened.
Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since the current cease-fire took effect three months ago. Israeli authorities are still blocking or strictly limiting the entry of critical supplies into Gaza, where 2-month-old infant Mohammed Abu Harbid over the weekend became at least the fourth Palestinian baby to freeze to death since November.
More than a dozen Palestinians—including at least five children—have been killed by Israeli attacks in Gaza in recent days.
On Monday, a court in Edinburgh held a hearing on a petition filed by human rights campaigner and former diplomat Craig Murray seeking to lift the ban on Palestine Action in Scotland, whose judiciary is independent from the rest of the UK.
“The impact of proscription of Palestine Action has been appalling,” attorney Joanna Cherry told the court. “Scores of peaceful people of entirely good character have been arrested under the absurd pretence of terrorism.”
“We are dealing with human rights and liberties—some of the most fundamental in our society,” Cherry added. “If people don’t have the right to express their views and assemble to express their views, they can’t really take part in civil society properly and adequately. It’s hard to imagine a more urgent situation.”
Genocide denier and Current UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is quoted that he supports Zionism without qualification. He also confirms that UK air force support has been essential in Israel’s mass-murdering genocide. Includes URLs https://www.declassifieduk.org/keir-starmers-100-spy-flights-over-gaza-in-support-of-israel/ and https://youtu.be/O74hZCKKdpAKeir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel.Orcas discuss Genocide-supporting and complicit Zionists. Donald Trump, Keith Starmer, David Lammy, Rachel Reeves, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting are acknowledged as evil genocide-complicit and supporting cnuts.
