the world food programme _ ceasefire to do that.re to do that. the world food programme says more i ceasefire to do that. the world l food programme says more than ceasefire to do that. the world - food programme says more than 2 million thousands are facing food shortages in the territory. how concerned are you about the risk of famine in gaza —— gazans. you about the risk of famine in gaza -- gazans.— you about the risk of famine in gaza -- gazans. extremely. the combination _ gaza -- gazans. extremely. the combination of _ gaza -- gazans. extremely. the combination of the _ gaza -- gazans. extremely. thej combination of the besiegement and the limited ability for humanitarian actors to manoeuvre, as i've said, plus we haven't seen full throated humanitarian aid come in on the last couple of days, the strip is definitely at risk for famine. right now, 90% of the population don't eat in one whole day, they go without eating at 50% of the population are facing starvation, whether extreme or severe. a famine is very possible unless t

so, if we do the maths, my colleague from the world food programme has a point. is from the world food a oint. , ., ., point. is there a way of getting enou:h point. is there a way of getting enough aid _ point. is there a way of getting enough aid in _ point. is there a way of getting enough aid in whilst _ point. is there a way of getting enough aid in whilst there - point. is there a way of getting enough aid in whilst there is i point. is there a way of getting | enough aid in whilst there is no ceasefire because we had a tv two comedy call for the humanitarian ceasefire at the un security council yesterday. it doesn't look like a ceasefire is on the horizon. we know many aid agencies are calling for just that. but if that doesn't happen, is there another way to get enough aid in?— enough aid in? first, we reiterate the need for— enough aid in? first, we reiterate the need for humanitarian - enough aid in? first, we reiterate i the need for humanitarian ceasefire. but besides that there are ways of ensuring that a convoy, a humanitarian convoy, can go into the gaza strip safely. an

the warning from the world food programme should not come at all as a surprise.ectly linked to the lack of availability of food supplies and the very little aid that has been coming in. people are hungry. they are actually starving in parts of gaza and they are on the verge of famine in some parts. and this is exactly why we need more supplies, not only for the humanitarian operation, but also for the markets. you mentioned earlier that you need sort of private contractors to come in. what do you mean by that exactly? i'm not sure what you mean about. you were talking about the supplies coming in and you need notjust the aid, but also kind of private supplies coming in. why is that so important? commercial supplies. what i meant is commercial supplies for the private sector. you see, when i was in gaza recently, every single shop that we drove past, every pharmacy was closed. there was no market at all in gaza. so the humanitarian operation cannot do the job alone. we need also commercial supplies for the private sector so that the markets in gaza reopen, the sho

the world food programme are saying the situation _ world food programme are saying the situation in right now, the hunger— situation in gaza right now, the hunger is— situation in gaza right now, the hunger is unprecedented and they are warning _ hunger is unprecedented and they are warning of— hunger is unprecedented and they are warning of gaza famine. thank hunger is unprecedented and they are warning of gaza famine.— warning of gaza famine. thank you ve much warning of gaza famine. thank you very much indeed. _ warning of gaza famine. thank you very much indeed. we _ warning of gaza famine. thank you very much indeed. we can - warning of gaza famine. thank you very much indeed. we can bring i warning of gaza famine. thank you very much indeed. we can bring in| very much indeed. we can bring in the most senior state attorney the 25 years. she is known as the author of settlement activities in the west bank, which he published in 2005. she heads the fund which supports the progressive movement within israel's society. it is good to have you. i want to pick up with the hostages. th

this is a testament by the world food programme and integrated food security classification that wasthat is bringing —— ringing the alarm that we are looking into a famine in gaza. we are looking at 85% of gaza that has been displaced. 1.9 million people out of their homes. from gaza to bethlehem, — people out of their homes. from gaza to bethlehem, where _ people out of their homes. from gaza to bethlehem, where christmas - to bethlehem, where christmas celebrations have been cancelled because of the ongoing conflict. it's normally the busiest period for the city wherejesus is thought to have been born, but this year local leaders in the occupied west bank said their focus this year will be on prayer. you can see images on your screen from the chrsitmas service. earlier i spoke to our correspondent shaimaa khalil, who is in bethlehem. bethlehem feels and looks very different. christmas is supposed to be the height of the season of celebration here in bethlehem. the eyes of the world would have been on this place. the birthplace ofjesus. for celebrations leading the world into the ma

the world food programme are saying nine out of ten people are eating less than one meal a day.ent that the aid that is going in is not enough and we need more of that. and we need more humanitarian aid to be allowed in. there are organisations that have a great response since the beginning of the war because of the humanitarian situation inside gaza that we need to support and push for more humanitarian aid to get inside gaza. and is there anything more your contacts on the ground can tell us about this air strike today at the refugee camp? we are hearing that at least 70 people have been killed there? absolutely. we have a team, we have been operating in gaza for over a5 years. our team are from gaza. the humanitarian workers are at the critical position because of the communication blackout. the bombardment that is happening in a very chaotic way. we are hearing every day from our team about the risk of distributing aid but as well about the bombardment that is happening all over gaza that is challenging the humanitarian distribution inside gaza. that is creating barriers, ev

the world food programme reports half of gaza's population of 2.3 million people is starving, while nine out of 10 people are not eating enough and don't know where their next meal will come from. on thursday, philippe lazzarini, the head of the u.n.'s agency for palestinian refugees, said it has become almost impossible to distribute the small amount of aid israel has allowed into gaza. >> people are stopping aid trucks, taking the food and eating it right away. this is how desperate and hungry they are. i witnessed this firsthand. amy: in the occupied west bank, israeli forces killed an unarmed 17-year-old boy inside the khalil suleiman hospital. mÉdecins sans frontiÈres, or doctors without borders, also witnessed israeli soldiers blocking medical workers in ambulances carrying discharged patients home. drivers were forced to get out of their vehicles, strip down, and kneel in the streets. msf says it's part of a pattern targeting healthcare workers in the west bank since october 7, which also has included shooting live fire and teargas at hospitals, blocking emergency vehicles, and hu

the united nations world food programme says around half of gaza's population is now facing very severeed to vote later on a draft resolution that calls for an "urgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities" to allow safe and unhindered humanitarian access in the gaza strip. israel, meanwhile, says the three hostages it mistakenly killed in gaza on friday used leftover food to write signs pleading for help. officials have admitted that killing the men who were holding a white flag was a breach of "rules of engagement". a lot to discuss. with me now is bbc arabic correspondent said shehata. once again, good morning to you. let's talk about jabalia to begin with. 90 people killed in a day according to the two officials. it in a day according to the two officials. , ., ., officials. it is another tragedy _ officials. it is another tragedy adding - officials. it is another tragedy adding to - officials. it is anotherj tragedy adding to the officials. it is another- tragedy adding to the death toll, which is more than 18,500 according to a health authority in gaza. one of the 90 people, 35

the world food programme are saying nine out of ten people are eating less than one meal a day.at the aid that is going in is not enough and we need more of that. and we need more humanitarian aid to be allowed in. there are many organisations like anera that have a great response since the beginning of the war because of the humanitarian situation inside gaza that we need to support and push for more humanitarian aid to get inside gaza. and is there anything more your contacts on the ground can tell us about this air strike today at the al—maghazi refugee camp? we are hearing that at least 70 people have been killed there? absolutely. we have a team, we have been operating in gaza for over 45 years. our team are from gaza. the humanitarian workers are at the critical position because of the communication blackout. the bombardment that is happening in a very chaotic way. we are hearing every day from our team about the risk of distributing aid but as well about the bombardment that is happening all over gaza that is challenging the humanitarian distribution inside gaza. that is

i'm joined now by shaza moghraby in new york — a spokesperson for the world food programme. thank youwe have been hearing about food shortages for quite some time. how serious is the situation in gaza when it comes to food shortages? i think the report released today clearly depicts the horrific situation that is on the ground and the images are seeing from malnourished children were shaking from the court whether because of the inadequate shelters, the lack of food, the lack of fuel to keep them warm and the most alarming findings is the number of people who are facing the most severe levels of hunger from this fight scales such as lumber number five is over half a million that's four times higher than the number of people facing the same level of food insecurity around the world and this gives you a picture of how severe the situation is and i have seen his analysis from others and i and many colleagues were 20 plus years to see something more unprecedented with the sheer scale and this speed in which the situation has deteriorated and this is extremely worrying and people who have

the world food programme are saying nine out of ten people are eating less than one meal a day. the aid that is going in is not enough and we need more of that. and we need more humanitarian aid to be allowed in. there are organisations that have a great response since the beginning of the war because of the humanitarian situation inside gaza that we need to support and push for more humanitarian aid to get inside gaza. and is there anything more your contacts on the ground can tell us about this air strike today at the refugee camp? we are hearing that at least 70 people have been killed there? ~ , ,., , least 70 people have been killed there? ~ , , ~ ., ., least 70 people have been killed there? ~ , ~ ., ., ., there? absolutely. we have a team, we have been _ there? absolutely. we have a team, we have been operating _ there? absolutely. we have a team, we have been operating in _ there? absolutely. we have a team, we have been operating in gaza - we have been operating in gaza for over 45 years. our team are from gaza. the humanitarian workers are at the critical position beca

we discuss the humanitarian situation in gaza and the world food programme's deep concerns of famines have a listen to what he said. i'v e i've been deployed. i am based in jordan. i have been deployed to egypt since the beginning of the war. try to coordinate the entry of eight through egypt to gaza. so far anera has been a little bit successful in allowing some of the aids to get in into gaza. we are focusing on food. so far, anera have been able to distribute over 8 million food parcels, vegetables, baskets, doing shelter cleaning. we were able to do over1 million medical treatments for the health facilities inside gaza, with five p°p�*up facilities inside gaza, with five pop—up health clinics inside gaza. as you know, we are looking inside gaza at the situation. it is very dire. we are looking at nine out of ten people who are eating less than one meal a day. and this is a testament, you know, by the world food programme, the integrated food classification, that was activated recently, that is ringing the alarm that we are looking into a famine in gaza. we are looking at 85% of g

earlier, i spoke to a spokesperson from the world food programme.er about the severity of food shortages in gaza right now. i think the report released today depicts the horrific situation on the ground, the images we have seen of malnourished children shaking because of the cold weather, because of the cold weather, because of the cold weather, because of inadequate shelters, the lack of food, the lack of fuel to keep them warm. so, what of the most alarming findings of this court is the number of people who were facing the most severe levels of hunger according to the ipc's of hunger according to the ipc�*s five scales touch which is level number five — is over 500,000 and that is four times higher than the number of people facing the same level of food insecurity around the world. this kind of gives you a picture of how severe the situation is and in the ten years i've been working with wfp i have seen a lot of these analyses from different countries and context. i personally, and many colleagues of mine who have worked 20 plus years, had never s

the un world food programme insisted that only a fraction of the food supplies needed were coming in. spokesman said they were doing everything they could to get aid into the gaza strip but trucks needed to be checked first for security purposes. the un is negotiating with the israeli government over the possible opening of the kerem shalom border crossing from israel, to help increase supplies of aid. now to hiba tibi, who's an acting deputy regional director for care international. how much aid is getting in at the moment because we did see an increase during the truce stays? an increase during the truce sta s? ,., ., an increase during the truce sta s? , ., ., ., stays? good morning. unfortunately, - stays? good morning. unfortunately, even i stays? good morning. - unfortunately, even during the truth days, the numbers got higher and higher in terms of the trucks allowed in gaza, even by that time, the quantities were not enough. i these days, the numbers vary, which are less than half, even sometimes 25% of what was allowed during the truth days. this means the number of people as

and the world food programme says that palestinians are at risk of famine if the war continues.nwhile, officials from gaza's hamas—run health ministry say more than 20,000 people have been killed since the israeli offensive began, including thousands of children. yollande knell reports from jerusalem. en khan younis, drones and shelling are the soundtrack of this war. a new day in gaza brings no escape from the relentless bombardment. for little rhiannon, the attacks have taken a cruel told. her uncle now cares for her in a local hospital. what her family's home was hit by an israeli strike last month she lost her parents and her brother and sister. she was crushed and has had a brain haemorrhage. hersituation crushed and has had a brain haemorrhage. her situation is very difficult, the doctor says. she needs to be taken abroad for treatment but so far we have not managed to send her out. deep in gaza, israeli troops taken hamas —itis in fierce urban battles. israel says the war here will not end until hamas is toppled from power and eliminated. to believes hamas leaders now pro

from the world food programme has... —— has it right.n for the israel defence forces. these are dire times, tragic times, also for our people and for the gazan people. and we are focused on hamas. very important to say that. we are doing everything we can to get civilians out of harm's way. we don't have any other alternative. if you are focused on hamas, why, according to one senior un official, is half the population of gaza starving? well, i would take these details with a pinch of salt. we are doing everything we can, and again we are opening more crossings, more trucks, to move them into the gaza strip, so that people who are moving to the south and do the humanitarian areas... but aid agencies have said nowhere near enough trucks have entered at any point during this war? we are doing everything we can to get as much trucks as possible inside the gaza strip. again, we are not fighting these civilians. these are dire times. we have also, our civilians have had to leave their communities, not only in the south but the north. our focu

. >> i want to be clear, quote the world food programme, saying eight weeks of the war is a high risk of famine for all the people of gaza, especially for those with chronic diseases, older persons, children, and those living disabilities. but the very high casualty toll, we think, again, according to statistics we have, which comes from the gaza health ministry, as many as 6000 children, possibly more, the vast majority, to my understanding, are from direct result of israeli airstrikes, bombardment, and mortars, right? you are saying there is now a real possibility of this secondary mortality. >> right. what -- you look at something like the famine in somalia in 2011 that killed people, those weren't killed in fighting. they were killed because they died from the famine, and that's what one -- >> precipitated by fighting. >> precipitated by fighting, but in that case by a drought. a shortage of food. here, the shortage of food is man-made because it is mostly imported into gaza, and that's been largely cut off since the war started. >> the israeli defense forces, the israeli army has

the world food programme's deputy director says 9 out of 10 people cannot eat every day.e ground are making it almost impossible for aid groups to reach gaza. unicef�*s spokeswoman alexandra murdoch has more on the situation. by all the measures that you can think of, the situation for people in gaza is beyond crisis point. food is running out as you have reported, there is a severe lack of safe water, safe drinking water and this poses a particularly lethal threat to children.

the negotiations come as the world food programme says that all of gaza's 2.2 million people are sufferinging as israel continues an almost complete blockade. a security council resolution to let more aid in has been

the negotiations come as the world food programme says that all of gaza's 2.2 million people are sufferingving — as israel continues an almost complete blockade.

speaking in gaza today, a top official with the world food programme said this. >> about half of the starved. and the needs that we are meeting, it's really nothing. the humanitarian operation is collapsing, with the chaos, with this active fighting, it's not possible to do the work that is needed to meet the big massive needs. >> back here in the united states, officials are putting increasing pressure on israel in response to the enormous civilian casualties in gaza. yesterday, the secretary of state antony blinken told reporters that president biden had again spoken with israeli prime minister netanyahu. secretary blinken also said this. >> it is imperative, it remains imperative that we need to protect civilians. and there does remain a gap between exactly what i said when i was there, the intent to protect civilians, and the actual results that we are seeing on the ground. we continue to recognize the extraordinary difficulty of this task as israel is dealing with a terrorist adversary that embeds itself with civilians intentionally. but, again, israel has an obligation to do ev

the world food programme's deputy director says 9 out of 10 people cannot eat every day.uation. by by all the measures that you can think of, the situation for people in gaza is beyond crisis point. food is running out as you have reported, there is a severe lack of safe water, safe

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speaking in gaza today, a top official with the world food programme said this. >> about half of thething. the humanitarian operation is collapsing, with the chaos, with this active fighting, it's not possible to do the work that is needed to meet the big massive needs. >> back here in the united states, officials are putting increasing pressure on israel in response to the enormous civilian casualties in gaza. yesterday, the secretary of state antony blinken told reporters that president biden had again spoken with israeli prime minister netanyahu. secretary blinken also said this. >> it is imperative, it remains imperative that we need to protect civilians. and there does remain a gap between exactly what i said when i was there, the intent to protect civilians, and the actual results that we are seeing on the ground. we continue to recognize the extraordinary difficulty of this task as israel is dealing with a terrorist adversary that embeds itself with civilians intentionally. but, again, israel has an obligation to do everything possible, to put a premium on protecting civilians

the world food programme said nine out of ten palestinian families have gone a day without food.over the amount of aid that goes in and how quickly it goes in, and is the israel processing of this aid delaying the process? israel processing of this aid dela in: the rocess? ., �* delaying the process? from the uae at the un is — delaying the process? from the uae at the un is that — delaying the process? from the uae at the un is that the _ delaying the process? from the uae at the un is that the intensity - delaying the process? from the uae at the un is that the intensity of - at the un is that the intensity of the fighting between israel and hamas is making it so that it's extremely difficult to get to them. then we heard from the uae, visited the rafah crossing with several ambassador that they saw aid wind—up outside too don't —— outside rafah. they said there is a need to get all crossings open. notjust that, gaza needs to notjust rely on aid, they needs to notjust rely on aid, they need to get commercial deliveries going again. all of that is stated in this resolution, and

the world food programme says more than 2 million gazans are facing food shortages in the territory.ut the risk of famine in gaza? extremely concerned. the combination of the besiegement and the limited ability for humanitarian actors to manoeuvre, as i've said, plus that we haven't seen full—throated humanitarian aid come in in the last couple of days, we — the strip is definitely at a risk for famine. right now, 90% of the population don't eat — in one whole day, they go without eating. 50% of the population are facing starvation, whether extreme or severe. a famine is very possible unless there is more aid and more ability to get that aid to the people in need across the strip. we know that many families in gaza are sheltering outdoors. they are sleeping in makeshift shelters. winter is beginning. we've seen some images, even, of the rains coming. so, what role do you think the weather will play now for anybody that is sheltering in gaza? it is extremely, extremely dangerous. we have already seen a great increase in communicable diseases, including acute respiratory infection in y

the world food programme's deputy director, carl skau, says nine out of ten people are not eating everylowly

the world food programme's deputy director, carl skau, says nine out of ten people are not eating everyncing towards the centre of khan younis, as intense battles continue in southern gaza. there are reports of house—to—house fighting in the city. there's also fighting in the north. these are the latest pictures from the israel defense forces, showing gun battles in the jabalia refugee camp, which remains surrounded by israeli tanks. people there say they ve been without food and clean water for several days.

the deputy head of the un world food programme, carl skau, has warned 90% of people in some parts ofday because of the shortage of food. he said only a fraction of the humanitarian aid needed has been able to enter the strip. i've been speaking to nebal farsakh, spokesperson for the palestinian red crescent, who explained what the situation is like on the ground. the health situation is catastrophic. over 63% of hospitals are shut down due to bombing and running out of fuel and medical supplies. the aid that is getting into gaza isn't even 10% of the needs. hospitals are still lacking fuel as well as medical supplies and medicines. all the hospitals that are still operating have gone beyond their capacity and they are overwhelmed with injuries and wounded, while you can see injured and wounded people are being treated at the hospital's corridor, on the ground, because there is no left space. if you allow me to just remember that today marks the 75th anniversary of the universal declaration of human rights, these rights that should be granted to all people in the world at all circumst

the world food programme's deputy director says nine out of 10 people cannot eat every day. israel says it's doing everything it can to get more aid in, but conditions on the ground are making it almost impossible for aid groups to reach gaza. unicef�*s spokeswoman alexandra murdoch has more on the situation. by all the measures that you can think of, the situation for people in gaza is beyond crisis point. food is running out as you have reported, there is a severe lack of safe water, safe drinking water and this poses a particularly lethal threat to children. people are sleeping outside on concrete floors. 80% of the population are displaced, almosti million are children and they are being pushed further and further south into areas that are overcrowded and without any of the basics that need to survive. humanitarian aid at the moment is the only lifeline for people and we are simply not able to get the access that we need to get through. for the past four, five, six days, aid agencies such as unicef only been able to access rafah and it is only limited aid and if we canno

the negotiations come as the world food programme says that all of gaza's 2.2 million people are sufferingsrael continues an almost complete blockade. a security council resolution to let more aid in has been delayed since monday as member states try to work out a draft that the united states won't veto.

the world food programme's deputy director, carl skau, says 9 out of 10 people are not eating every dayf house—to—house fighting in the city. there's also fighting in the north. these are the latest pictures from the israel defense forces, showing gun battles in the jabalia refugee camp, which remains surrounded by israeli tanks. people there say they've been without food and clean water for several days. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza says the death toll since the conflict began is 17,700.

world food programme has won 90% of people in some parts of gaza cannot eat every day because of theood. he said only a fraction of the humanitarian aid needed has been able to enter the strip. i've been speaking to nebal farsakh, spokesperson for the palestinian red crescent, who explained what the situation is like on the ground. the health situation is catastrophic. over 63% of hospitals are shut down due to bombing and running out of fuel and medical supplies. the aid that is getting into gaza isn't even 10% of the needs. hospitals are still lacking fuel as well as medical supplies and medicines. all the hospitals that are still operating have gone beyond their capacity and they are overwhelmed with injuries and wounded, while you can see injured and wounded people are being treated at the hospital's corridor, on the ground, because there is no left space. if you allow me to just remember that today marks the 75th anniversary of the universal declaration of human rights, these rights that should be granted to all people in the world at all circumstances. unfortunately, in gaza, t

the world food programme said they are suspending, temporarily, the operations in the city and in theture of the city by the rsf has made their work difficult. british and french border officials are claiming success in reducing the number of small boats crossing the channel by more than a third this year. the uk has spent hundreds of millions of pounds to help the french stop illegal migration to england but tens of thousands of people are still attempting the dangerous journey. andrew harding reports from calais. a cold, clear night on a beach south of calais. french police on patrol. a beefed—up force looking to block small boats with migrants from setting off across the channel. —— the channel. so here's the inflatable. we're told it's just been abandoned. in fact, you can see here where the police have already slashed it to make sure that the migrants can't use it again. we're told about 50 people were trying to get into the water just a few yards away. these are the inner tubes that they were going to use instead of life jackets. extraordinary to think 50 people cramming inside

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the world food programme's deputy director says nine out of 10 people cannot eat every day.the ground are making it almost impossible for aid groups to reach gaza. unicef�*s spokeswoman alexandra murdoch has more on the situation. by all the measures that you can think of, the situation for people in gaza is beyond crisis point. food is running out as you have reported, there is a severe lack of safe water, safe drinking water and this poses a particularly lethal threat to children. people are sleeping outside on concrete floors.

she's one of 10 million afghans who've stopped receiving aid from the world food programme this year.ce i was able - to buy milk for my baby. i give her green tea in a feeding bottle and i give her medicine which makes her sleep from one morning to another, because if she wakes up and asks for food, i have nothing to give her. that medicine is an anti—allergy drug that sohaila is using as a sedative. now she relies entirely on food donated by her relatives and neighbours. aid has so far also prevented healthcare from collapsing. but that's now being withdrawn, too, including from here, where zubaydah has brought her malnourished baby habisa. it's afghanistan's only children's hospital. in a corner is somaya. at 14 months, she weighs as much as a newborn. they are among the more than 3 million malnourished children in the country. it's an unprecedented ravaging of afghanistan's youngest. both of mohamed shafy�*s parents are dead. he weighs less than half of what he should at 18 months. his grandmother, hayat bibi, said the taliban helped her bring the boy here, but doesn't know how she

she's one of 10 million afghans who've stopped receiving aid from the world food programme this year. been two months since i was able - to buy milk for my baby. i give her green tea in a feeding bottle and i give her medicine which makes her sleep from one morning to another, because if she wakes up and asks for food, i have nothing to give her. that medicine is an anti—allergy drug that sohaila is using as a sedative. now she relies entirely on food donated by her relatives and neighbours. aid has so far also prevented healthcare from collapsing. but that's now being withdrawn, too, including from here, where zubaydah has brought her malnourished baby habisa. it's afghanistan's only children's hospital. in a corner is somaya. at 14 months, she weighs as much as a newborn. they are among the more than 3 million malnourished children in the country. it's an unprecedented ravaging of afghanistan's youngest. both of mohamed shafy�*s parents are dead. he weighs less than half of what he should at 18 months. his grandmother, hayat bibi, said the taliban helped her bring the boy here, but

she's one of 10 million afghans who've stopped receiving aid from the world food programme this year.ce i was able - to buy milk for my baby. i give her green tea in a feeding bottle and i give her medicine which makes her sleep from one morning to another, because if she wakes up and asks for food, i have nothing to give her. that medicine is an anti—allergy drug that sohaila is using as a sedative. now she relies entirely on food donated by her relatives and neighbours. aid has so far also prevented healthcare from collapsing. but that's now being withdrawn, too, including from here, where zubaydah has brought her malnourished baby habisa. it's afghanistan's only children's hospital. in a corner is somaya. at 14 months, she weighs as much as a newborn. they are among the more than 3 million malnourished children in the country. it's an unprecedented ravaging of afghanistan's youngest. both of mohamed shafy�*s parents are dead. he weighs less than half of what he should at 18 months. his grandmother, hayat bibi, said the taliban helped her bring the boy here, but doesn't know how she

food programme updated me on recent developments in saddam.already left their homes and left everything behind again and the families that have homes requesting refugees from khartoum are now forced to flee around the edge of thousand people picking up again it when eastern states and it is most concerned about this is that now, because of the insecurity, we upon some of our operations and provide emergency assistance this month alone, we had to support1 million people in that state alone and now, we need to figure out how we can reach those people who need help the most we are also very concerned about the safety and security of our food assistance and as well as premises and operations because ongoing living happening on the ground and partings of the conflict to protect humanity in assets and assistants that allow humanitarians to do their work because the sudanese people needed now more than ever after enduring these horrors three quarters of the year. these horrors three quarters of the ear. , , ., ., ., ., these horrors three quarters of

the negotiations come as the world food programme says that all of gaza's 2.2 million people are sufferingcute shortages and almost 600,000 are starving, as israel continues an almost complete blockade. a security council resolution to let more aid in has been delayed since monday as member states try to work out a draft that the united states won't veto. the us says it wants to make sure israel still has control over goods moving into gaza, to ensure it doesn't fall into the wrong hands. 0ur united nations correspondent, nada tawfik, has the latest from new york. what i heard from one diplomat is that they've made more progress today than they have all week and that they are narrowing the gaps. what we have received is the latest draft resolution and it is different in key aspects from the last proposal. instead of calling for a suspension of hostilities, the draft now calls for urgent steps to immediate allowance of safe and unhindered humanitarian access with creating conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities, so the wording there toned down from the original draft. the reso

the world food programme's deputy director says 9 out of 10 people cannot eat every day. israel says it's doing everything it can to get more aid in, but conditions on the ground are making it almost impossible for aid groups to reach gaza. unicef�*s spokeswoman alexandra murdoch has more on the situation. by all the measures that you can think of, the situation for people in gaza is beyond crisis point. food is running out as you have reported, there is a severe lack of safe water, safe drinking water and this poses a particularly lethal threat to children. people are sleeping outside on concrete floors. 80% of the population are displaced, almosti million are children and they are being pushed further and further south into areas that are overcrowded and without any of the basics that need to survive. humanitarian aid at the moment is the only lifeline for people and we are simply not able to get the access that we need to get through. for the past four, five, six days, aid agencies such as unicef only been able to access rafah and it is only limited aid and if we canno

the world food programme's deputy director, carl skau, says nine out of ten people are not eating every day. israeli tanks are reported to be slowly advancing towards the centre of khan younis, as intense battles continue in southern gaza. there are reports of house—to—house fighting in the city. there's also fighting in the north. these are the latest pictures from the israel defense forces, showing gun battles in the jabalia refugee camp, which remains surrounded by israeli tanks. people there say they ve been without food and clean water for several days. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza says the death toll since the conflict began is 17,700. from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent, lucy williamson, reports. buried by the war, but still alive, dug from the rubble of their homes in deir al—balah after an israeli strike this morning. more than 20 members of the salman family and their neighbours. their faces, like their lives, made unrecognisable. six others were killed, they say. the frantic race to hospitals is gaza's new daily routine. health care in the north has collaps

she's one of ten million afghans who've stopped receiving aid from the world food programme this yearwas able to buy milk for my baby. i give her green tea in a feeding bottle and i give her medicine which makes her sleep from one morning to another, because if she wakes up and asks for food, i have nothing to give her. that medicine is an anti—allergy drug that sohaila is using as a sedative. now, she relies entirely on food donated by her relatives and neighbours. aid has so far also prevented healthcare from collapsing. but that's now being withdrawn too, including from here, where zubaydah has brought her malnourished baby habisa. it's afghanistan's only children's hospital. in a corner is somaya. at 1a months, she weighs as much as a newborn. they are among the more than three million malnourished children in the country. it's an unprecedented ravaging of afghanistan's youngest. both of mohamed shafy�*s parents are dead. he weighs less than half of what he should at 18 months. his grandmother, hayat bibi, said the taliban helped her bring the boy here, but doesn't know how she wi

according to the world food programme, there is a serious risk of starvation and famine.re not eating enough. that is 97%. in the south, the displaced people is 83%. more than one third of displaced people in the south are starving. this food stocks are running out. in the north, nine out of ten people go day and night without food. wfp has provided food and assistance to hundreds of people across gaza since the crisis began and is hoping to rally up as work but at least 40 trucks of food supplies are needed every day, many times the current level. the guys in health system is collapsing while injuries are escalating. many health workers have been killed. hospitals have suffered heavy bombardment, just 14 out of 76 are still functioning. of these, three are providing basic first aid while others are delivering partial services. european gaza hospital, one of the main in gaza, has 370 beds and is currently housing 1000 patients and an estimated 70,000 people are seeking shelter there. there are critical shortages of and medical supplies. there are critical shortages of and

the world food programme's deputy director, carl skau, says 9 out of 10 people are not eating every dayisraeli tanks are reported to be slowly advancing towards the centre of khan younis, as intense battles continue in southern gaza. there are reports of house—to—house fighting in the city. there's also fighting in the north. these are the latest pictures from the israel defense forces, showing gun battles in the jabalia refugee camp, which remains surrounded by israeli tanks. people there say they've been without food and clean water for several days. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza says the death toll since the conflict began is 17,700. from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent, lucy williamson, reports. buried by the war, but still alive, dug from the rubble of their homes in deir al—balah after an israeli strike this morning. more than 20 members of the salman family and their neighbours. their faces, like their lives, made unrecognisable. six others were killed, they say. the frantic race to hospitals is gaza's new daily routine. health care in the north has collapsed. he

she's one of ten million afghans who've stopped receiving aid from the world food programme this year two | months since i was able to buy milk for my baby. i give her green tea in a feeding bottle and i give her medicine which makes her sleep from one morning to another, because if she wakes up and asks for food, i have nothing to give her. that medicine is an anti—allergy drug that sohaila is using as a sedative. now she relies entirely on food donated by her relatives and neighbours. aid has so far also prevented healthcare from collapsing. but that's now being withdrawn, too, including from here, where zubaydah has brought her malnourished baby habisa. it's afghanistan's only children's hospital. in a corner is somaya. at ia months, she weighs as much as a newborn. they are among the more than three million malnourished children in the country. it's an unprecedented ravaging of afghanistan's youngest. both of mohamed shafy�*s parents are dead. he weighs less than half of what he should at 18 months. his grandmother, hayat bibi, said the taliban helped her bring the boy here, but d