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As the Israel-Hamas war continues, Israeli forces have launched an assault in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
At least 50 people were killed and another 130 were injured in the last 24 hours, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry.
Israeli forces continue what the Israel Defence Force called operation in the Gaza City, specifically in the Shejaiya neighborhood, according to two separate releases on Tuesday.
– UN experts declare famine has spread throughout Gaza Strip –
United Nations experts have declared that a famine has spread throughout the Gaza Strip.
Of Gaza’s 36 hospitals, only 13 are “partially functioning,” the UN World Health Organization spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic said Tuesday.
In northern Gaza’s Kamal Adwan hospital alone, 60 cases of severe acute malnutrition were detected last week, according to the U.N. World Health Organization.
“Fayez Ataya, who was barely six months old, died on 30 May 2024 and 13-year-old Abdulqader Al-Serhi died on 1 June 2024 at the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir Al-Balah. Nine-year-old Ahmad Abu Reida died on 3 June 2024 in the tent sheltering his displaced family in Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis. All three children died from malnutrition and lack of access to adequate healthcare,” U.N. experts said.
“With the death of these children from starvation despite medical treatment in central Gaza, there is no doubt that famine has spread from northern Gaza into central and southern Gaza,” U.N. experts said.
More flexibility from Hamas in cease-fire and hostage talks: US officials
With CIA Director Bill Burns and White House Middle East adviser Brett McGurk working to advance a cease-fire and hostage release deal in the Middle East, two U.S. officials familiar with the negotiations said they see more flexibility from Hamas than they did previously.
The officials assessed this is coming from Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar; however, they stopped short of saying they felt a breakthrough was in the offing.
The officials also said they believe Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is still committed to achieving a deal.
The American delegation headed by Burns arrived in Cairo earlier Monday to continue Gaza cease-fire talks, Egyptian state TV reported.
Israel’s offensive in Gaza, triggered by Hamas’ attack last year’s October, has killed or wounded more than 5% of Gaza’s 2.3 million Palestinians, according to the territory’s Health Ministry. Nearly the entire population has been driven from their homes. Many have been displaced multiple times. Hundreds of thousands are packed into sweltering tent camps.
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