Gaza, Israel and Famine
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Far-right congresswoman breaks from GOP to label Israel’s war a ‘genocide’ and urges American support for ‘masses of innocent people and children’
The Trump administration stopped issuing humanitarian visas after far-right activist Laura Loomer raised concerns about “pro-Hamas” Gazans entering the United States.
President Trump is keeping his foreign policy focus on Russia and Ukraine as global outrage grows over Israel’s plans to launch a major new offensive in the Gaza Strip and a declaration of
Famine has struck an area of Gaza and will likely spread over the next month, a global hunger monitor determined on Friday.
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.
Trump administration halts visas for people from Gaza after conservative activist questions arrivals
A day after conservative activist Laura Loomer posted videos on social media of children from Gaza arriving in the United States for medical treatment and questioning how they got visas, the State Department said it was halting all visitor visas for people from Gaza pending a review.
The U.S. Department of State announced over the weekend all visitor visas from Gaza are being halted. Jodi Hernandez reports. The U.S. Department of State announced over the weekend all visitor visas from Gaza are being halted.
For a third day, Israel will be trucking in and allowing air drops of some food and aid into Gaza during daily 10-hour pauses in the fighting in its war in Gaza. But is this aid enough?
The United Nations officially declared a famine in Gaza, the first in the Middle East, with experts saying 500,000 people were facing "catastrophic" hunger.