oxfa m oxfam has accused israel of systematically using starvation as a weapon of war in gaza.iddle east and north african director described the situation as apocalyptic with the humanitarian effort now on its knees due to a lack of support from israel on the ground. israel has denied the claims from oxfam saying it is doing everything it can to get humanitarian aid into the region. our correspondent has more. another thing that we've heard today is a report from oxfam — and again, it paints a really grim picture — that is the shortage of aid to gaza, especially in northern gaza. so, areas like jabalia, beit lahia, beit hanoun — these areas have been besieged with ongoing fighting and relentless shelling because, yet again, the israeli army is going after hamas fighters who they say have regrouped in that area. what oxfam is telling us is that,in two—and—a—half months, of the 334 trucks of food and water that have been given permission to enter gaza, and the deliberate — what they what they describe as the deliberate and systematic — obstruction by the israeli army meant that

what oxfam is telling us is that, in two—and—a—half months, of the 334 trucks of food and water thatnter gaza, and the deliberate — what they what they describe as the deliberate and systematic — obstruction by the israeli army meant that only 12 were able to distribute food and water. now, they also give this detail — of those three trucks were at a school, and after the food and water was distributed, the school was cleared from where people were sheltering, and then it was shelled. this blame game has been going on for months and months since the beginning of the war between the israeli forces who say, "we're doing all we can, we're not obstructing aid," to aid agencies who say that legally, the occupying force — that is israel — should not only make aid available, but to facilitate the safe distribution of aid. and they say that israel hasn't done that. other news. the man accused of killing the us healthcare insurance chief executive brian thomson has pleaded not guilty to state—level murder and terrorism charges. luigi mangione appeared in court in new york to face 11 state cri

oxfam.he next ten years, essentially oxfam, says now that within the next tgoingars, essentially oxfam, says now that within the next tgoing to essentially oxfam, says now that within the next tgoing to see entially oxfam, says now that within the next tgoing to see ourally oxfam, says now that within the next tgoing to see our first we're going to see our first trillion. is that a trillion. there is that a problem? some people say absolutely is. what says absolutely yes, it is. what says you ? hello there. 7 hello there. i'm ? hello there. i'm michelle dewberry keeping you company till seven. pr consultant alex dean and the senior lecturer at queen mary university, richard johnson, alongside me . carol johnson, is alongside me. carol says. ask both your says. can you ask both of your panellists to and stand for panellists to run and stand for parliament? she says you are very intelligent, articulate and common guess she likes common sense. guess she likes you most. do know how many you most

for more on the humanitarian situation in gaza, i spoke to a policy adviser at oxfam.obal body from playing famine reported on .i body from playing famine reported on .1 people are already starving and more will be in famine injuly. what is the biggest challenge to getting aid in? 50 the biggest challenge to caettin aid in? ., , getting aid in? so numerous. the items— getting aid in? so numerous. the items that _ getting aid in? so numerous. the items that are _ getting aid in? so numerous. the items that are arbitrarily| the items that are arbitrarily projected on a daily basis by israeli authorities including many of oxfam's items, they are then accepted but that causes delays, such as water tablets or water testing kits, they have previously been routinely rejected. the causes delay and adds additional costs on organisations like oxfam when needing to respond. and the crossings, there are seven into gaza, only two still remain open. there has been a pilot test of another being "not all roads are being explored. there is no local economy in gaza. they used to be trad

joining us live now is rebecca riddell, oxfam america's economic and racial justice policy lead. thank you so much for joining us . really appreciate it, rebecca. >> my pleasure. thanks for having me. >> so i know oxfam does this annual assessment of global economic inequalities. one finding is the world could have its first trillionaire within a decade. now, correct me if i'm wrong, but 1 trillion is a thousand times greater than 1 billion, right? >> math sounds good to me, but i agree it's an astounding figure. >> i mean, there was a time not too long ago when we thought, wow, one person having $1 billion. that's crazy. this i can't even wrap my head around, put $1 trillion in further context for us. what is that? i mean, compared to gross domestic product, compared to other things? >> yeah. um, well, you know, one way to think about it is, uh, the us gross domestic domestic product is about $26 trillion. so for just one person to have $1 trillion, it's kind of hard to conceive of. um, but it is a great time to be a billionaire or an aspiring trillionaire. certainly. >> it cert

this causes delays and adds much additional costs on organisations like oxfam.here has been a pilot test of another one being opened but not all main roads are being explored and also there is no local economy in gaza. the use traders, and private sectors but that is no longer working because of these businesses have basically been nontrading and not being able to work and supply goods to the gaza strip as they used to before seven. there are also restrictions on the number of humanitarian workers in, on the number of trucks that come in. there are hundreds of trucks currently waiting at the border trying to get in... waiting at the border trying to net in... . . ,, get in... can i ask you... you're — get in... can i ask you... you're talking _ get in... can i ask you... you're talking about - get in... can i ask you... you're talking about a i you're talking about a multitude of restrictions and problems that stopped aid coming in. israel says it is not using survation as a weapon. it says the un has created logistical challenges around eight deliveries. that h

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oxfam says regime is intentionally wing humanitarian conditions in gaza to increase civil casualties. oxfam reports that israel has cut gaza's external water supplies, destroyed water facilities and is deliberately preventing aid deliveries to the people of gaza, and as a result amount of water available across the territory has been reduced by 94%. report also suggested israely attacks have destroyed five water and sanitation plan. sites in gaza every three days since last october. oxfam says water production in gaza has fallen by 84%, with gaza city losing nearly all of its water production capacity. israel already stands accused of using starvation as a weapon of war by intentionally targeting agricultural lands and obstructing the entry of essential food supplies into gaza. alsing health officials warn thousands of people in gaza are at risk of contracting polio alarming revelation comes after polirus was detected in samples of sewage that is starting to take over gaza emidd on going israely onslot, the palestinian health ministry says thousands and crowded tents are now at risk o

also, 269 other people were arrested and sent to an unknown place were taken oxfam, an international anti-famine organization, criticized the american air and insufficient food aid and announced that these aids are not the solution to the hunger crisis in gaza and that crossings must be opened to get out of the crisis. oxfam also stated that the situation in gaza is catastrophic and that a ceasefire is necessary to contain the risk of an immediate escalation. the management of oxfam had previously published a message on the cyberspace and wrote: the aim of the air aid shipments is to calm the guilty conscience of the senior american officials who have fueled the current crimes and the possibility of obstinacy with their policies. more news, consultant the deputy minister of labor cooperation and social welfare said: in order to double support the food basket of the households of the first to seventh income deciles of the second month of the second month, the fajraneh kalaberg electronic plan will start from march 18. mr. yahivi added that in this plan, households will be eligible for

as ofjune 2024 by 70 1% report by oxfam as ofjune 2024 by 70 i% of report by oxfam as ofjune 2024 by 2024 by 70 i% of water plants were damaged. 69% of wall production was damage. 60% of all storage reservoirs, and a 26% of the population according to who was suffering from at least one water borne disease. so, that are transferred by this route and in the sort of circumstances were very rampant. there�*sjust circumstances were very rampant. there�*s just been a lot of immediate attention for polio when i was there, virtually all of my colleagues had gotten illness at some point and my colleagues tell me that they had continued back to back gastroenteritis for months now. we were seeing hepatitis a. now. we were seeing hepatitis a, children dying of that so it�*s transmitted via that route it�*s transmitted via that route it then penetrate into the cells of the nervous system, it kills the cells and therefore it paralyse as the muscles that are supplying those nerve cells. . the muscles that supply, help you breathe, as well as those that help you swallow, and it can cause some insta

itis that something oxfam has witnessed?experienced of that for our aid delivery. what i can say is that the levels of desperation in gaza would make any father or mother do anything in their power to get a piece of bread, a can of food, a bottle of water for their children, medicine, whatever. so, the desperation, the depravity is also leading to a completely lawless environment, which never existed before in gaza. sumi: your husband's family is in gaza, i understand. how are they doing? >> um, they're doing. they are surviving, really. they are just surviving. we don't know what to say on the phone. we used to call every day. now, we follow the news, and if we know there is an attack -- we don't know what to say anymore. my brother-in-law took his curtains and a plastic chair on his last evacuation because he didn't know if he was going to find a tent and his mom needs to sit. she cannot sit on the floor, so he got a plastic chair. that is all he was able to take. they spend their days try to look for food and water. they'

oxfam accused israel of systematically using starvation as a weapon of war.s denied these claims, saying it is doing everything you can to get humanitarian aid into the region. our middle east correspondent has the latest. >> many on the gaza story, one of those with the prime minister benjamin netanyahu as an saying in his address to the knesset. benjamin netanyahu talked about the cease-fire deal and he said i can carefully say there has been certain progress -- some progress in the cease-fire deal, returning the hostages home is our top priority. the problem has always been in the final stages. we've been hearing about the three stages that could seat 20 palestinian prisoners release for every female soldier, for example, that could see many of the hostages come home, that could see a big buffer zone several kilometers wide between israel and gaza. it could potentially see people back in the north of gaza with an e egyptian-qatari oversight. the prime minister could not give a timeline. did the thing we heard today was a report from oxfam, and it paints a

bushra khalidi is the policy lead for the british ngo oxfam., the hamas run health ministry saying that at least 80 people were killed in the last day alone. what are your colleagues tell you about the situation there now, about what services they are able to carry out? i about what services they are able to car out? ., about what services they are able to car out? . ,., ., about what services they are able to car out? . ., , carry out? i mean, gaza is hell. it's absolute, _ carry out? i mean, gaza is hell. it's absolute, it's _ carry out? i mean, gaza is hell. it's absolute, it's a _ carry out? i mean, gaza is hell. it's absolute, it's a nightmare l carry out? i mean, gaza is hell. i it's absolute, it's a nightmare that they are not waking up from. every day, death is imminent for 96% of children, a report found two days ago that was launched, that was able to assist children in the south and in the north of gaza. people are all facing acute malnutrition. bakeries are closing down. there's not enough fuel, there's not enough cash, there is not

oxfam says up to $41 finance.m says up to $41 billion, nearly 40% of climate funding from 2017 to 2023 is unaccounted for in the bank's records. the report suggests there is no public trace of how or if the money was even spent on climate projects. the world bank, though, hasn't yet commented on those findings from oxfam . primary schools across oxfam. primary schools across england are set to benefit from a £15 million funding boost aimed at expanding childcare options. aimed at expanding childcare opfions.the aimed at expanding childcare options. the department for education has announced that schools can now apply for up to £150,000 to deliver 300 new or expanded nurseries. the initiative comes as demand is continuing to rise across the country, with over 300,000 children currently accessing 15 hours of free childcare a week. that's ahead of the full rollout of 30 hours from next september . of 30 hours from next september. education secretary bridget phillipson says that new nurseries will target areas with the

oxfam management has already published. a message on the virtual space had written: the purpose of air aid shipments is to calm the guilty conscience of senior american officials who fueled focal crimes and the possibility of execution with their policies. the group of human rights defenders and supporters of palestine in canada sued the canadian government to the federal government . this group announced canada during the war gaza permit. he exported 21 million dollars of weapons to the occupied territories. the group of human rights defenders and supporters of palestine said that according to canadian laws, the export of military equipment to israel is prohibited. last week, human rights defenders in canada gathered in front of the weapons manufacturing facilities in the state of ontario and demanded to stop the export of weapons to the occupied territories. in front of the canadian government , he claims that the weapons that are licensed to export. israel issued non-lethal british people in front of the venue of the wea

what oxfam is telling us is in two and half months of the 34 trucks of food and water that have beenmission to enter gaza, what they described as the deliberate and systematic obstruction by the israeli army meant only 12 were able to distribute food and water. they also give this detail. three trucks were at a school and after the food and water was distributed the school was cleared. and then it was shelled. this blame game has been going on for months and months since the beginning of the war between the israeli forces who say we are doing all we can to your not obstructing aid to aid agencies who say legally the occupying force that is israel is obligated to not only make eight available but to facilitate the distribution, the safe distribution of aid and they say israel has not done that. >> for the first time in almost 20 years, the monarchs christmas day message is not being broadcast from a real residence. king charles has chosen a former hospital chapel that was used by staff and patients of the middlesex hospital before it closed in 2005. it is now used for cutie events. da

oxfam does a good job to put things into perspective.i mentioned the world economic forum, here is topic for you where it talks about ai and inequality, we just mentioned inequality, ai artificial intelligence to increase global inequality. really? well, it said the technology's benefits for the production will be more pronounced in high income economies, hence inequality, as a result of that according to a survey that was done by the wef itself. next up, let's take a look at the century that talks about oil prices. it said oil prices are steady despite mid-east tensions, we call it the west asia region, but risks are rising, and this is while brent crude has briefly touched the $80 per barrel after the us and uk air strikes on yemen, and also oil prices to have mostly trended sideways in recent weeks. um, the point of this being is uh, it's kind of surprised that the oil prices uh have not really. been a lot higher based on the tensions that are that are occurring in the west asia region. those were the topics for infini section. if you

well let's move on from oxfam then . if you want to oxfam then.u want to derail oxfam forever, you derail oxfam forever, are you saying are saying that saying are you saying that israel the right to israel hasn't got the right to wipe hamas ? wipe out hamas? >> are you saying that you would allow the hamas brigades to exist within gaza? >> do you believe that? i was listening to the most incredibly profound documentary on northern ireland? in ireland? we need to remember in the we've got to speak to the end, we've got to speak to people . people. >> we don't have to speak to people at 1300 people in a night. these two have to speak to each other every week. >> a trial. but before we >> it's a trial. but before we go to messages from our sponsors, to ask you sponsors, i want to ask you a personal you to the shadow personal thank you to the shadow chancellor, mean, chancellor, uma thurman. i mean, rachel , for sending me rachel reeves, for sending me a charming personal letter addressed mother, wife addressed to my mother, my wife and to as you can

another thing that we've heard today is a report from oxfam.m picture that is the shortage of aid to gaza, especially in northern gaza. so areas like jabalia, beit lahia, beit hanoun. these areas have been besieged with ongoing fighting and relentless shelling because yet again, the israeli army is going after hamas fighters who say have regrouped in that area. what oxfam is telling us is that in two and a half months, of the 3... 3a trucks of food and water that have been given permission to enter gaza, and the deliberate what they what they describe as the deliberate and systematic obstruction by the israeli army meant that only 12 were able to distribute food and water. now they also give this detail. of those three trucks were at a school, and after the food and water was distributed, the school was cleared from where people were sheltering. and then it was and then it was shelled. this blame game has been going on for months and months since the beginning of the war between the israeli forces who say, we're doing all we can. we're not obst

that was bushra khalidi talking to me from oxfam.lande knell, injerusalem, told us more about the al—shifa operation. quite dramatic footage emerging from shifa hospital which was previously the largest hospital in the gaza strip and the beating heart really of its health care system. now we've seen hundreds of palestinians returning there and looking at the ruins of these buildings. for two weeks, there has been fierce fighting going on between israeli forces and they went back in a second raid of this war and said that they were acting on precise intelligence that hamas had regrouped there and was using the hospital as a base. and they say they killed something like 200 palestinian gunmen in the course of their operation and that they arrested around 500 hamas and islamichhad figures, including some senior people. they say that they found weapons and cash and very important intelligence documents there. palestinians have been saying that they are finding many bodies, dozens of them there, in the dirt at the hospital. we are getting

oxfam emphasized: zionists by imposing restrictive and erosive methods on yesterday, after 4 months, the first aid worker entered northern gaza without incident. the american media activist and his wife became muslims under the influence of the resistance of the people of gaza. earlier, a group of 30 australian women had converted to islam under the influence of the resistance of the people of gaza, which is caused by their religious teachings. shocking crimes. 6 months of continuous bombing. of the children who were sleeping under the rubble. the resistance of the people, all of whom have been extorted. this is our destiny and we should be satisfied with it anyway. we hope god is pleased with us and put us among the patient. as much as the savagery of the zionists has surprised the people of the world, the resistance of the palestinians has been even more surprising. events the selflessness and deep faith of the palestinian people moved my heart. some women in gaza lost their children and still prostrate before god. still steadfast in their own faith. how can i not be affected? how

the huge army of the 7th group will be eliminated oxfam became one of the largest international reliefations. in order to eradicate poverty , while announcing this, the group of seven countries were asked to increase their donations to end hunger in the world before the annual meeting of this group, which is scheduled to be held on thursday in italy, according to oxfam's announcement of eradicating hunger in the world. it needs 31 billion and 700 million dollars annually. in el salvador, more than 2,000 other members of tabe groups. they were transferred to the super prison of this country. the government of el salvador in the last two years tens of thousands of due to the increase in murders and violent crimes, the criminals and members of the organization were arrested and transferred to this prison . since march 2020, i.e. march 1400, the president of this country has declared a state of emergency to deal with criminal groups. since then, the number of prisoners in this country has tripled. it was reported that in 2013 , 2 out of every 100 senior citizens in el salvador were impriso

oxfam announced that gaza city has lost almost all of its water production capacity .nist regime has already used starvation as a weapon of war by deliberately targeting agricultural lands and preventing the importation of basic food items into gaza. was accused acting minister of foreign affairs on the last day of the trip to new york with some un officials met and discussed the use of mutual capacities in the international arena. mr. bagheri kenny said: america's unilateralism has threatened peace, stability and security in the world. chairman of the international committee of the red cross to meet and discuss. he came to iran's permanent representative to the united nations with the acting ministry of foreign affairs of our country. in addition to him, the assistant secretary general of the united nations for humanitarian affairs also attended the permanent mission of iran to meet with mr. bagheri. in both visits , the acting minister of foreign affairs of our country expressed concern about the crimes of the zionist regime against the people of gaza he emphasized t

oxfam international institute warned about the increasing risk of genocide and violence in the northern gaza strip. unicef also announced that one million children in gaza lack judicial security. and they are facing a health crisis. in the last day and night attacks of the regime 96 people were martyred and 172 people were injured in the gaza strip. in the latest attacks, a civilian car was targeted in khanyounes, as a result of which two people were martyred and several were injured. in addition to raining bullets and attacks, the zionists. they built a fire belt in gaza city with bunkers around one of the schools where the displaced people live . a house was bombed in kaffa, the southernmost city of the gaza strip, as a result of which a number of people inside the house and passers-by were martyred. a senior member of the hamas movement said that the american cease-fire plan is actually a propaganda and deception on the part of the occupying regime, stameh hamdan, emphasized that the purpose of the plan proposed by the us in the paris negotiations is to give more time to the zionists

she's oxfam's public health lead who recently returned from jersualem.y much for being with us. as the secretary of state sort of nods to there, the shocking thing about this is it's a 25 mile strip of land where there is an abundance of land where there is an abundance of food on either side. so surely this is a crisis that could be solved if they were willing. absolutely. i mean, we know that just the matter of a few kilometres away in egypt, there are warehouses that are full of food, full of humanitarian aid, full of all of the items that would be needed to respond to the catastrophic level of needin respond to the catastrophic level of need in gaza, but we are not able to get these into gaza at the rate that they are required, at the rate that they are required, at the rate that they need to be able to avert this crisis going any further than it already has. i crisis going any further than it already hem-— crisis going any further than it already has-— crisis going any further than it already has. crisis going any further than it alread has. , . .,

the group of 7 will be abolished, according to the pictures you saw, oxfam, one of the largest internationalanizations to eradicate poverty, while announcing this , asked the countries of the group of 7 before the annual meeting of this group, which is scheduled to be held in italy on thursday, to budget increase your donation to end hunger in the world. according to oxfam , eradication of hunger in the world requires 31 billion and 700 million dollars annually. there is a cost. thank you very much for your cooperation with this news series. good day and goodbye. hello again, dear compatriots, i have to tell you that during the last day and night , during the hottest hour of the day among the centers of the provinces , the temperature in ahvaz reached 47 degrees, and it was reported as the hottest center of the province , while today in the morning during the early hours of the morning. in the coolest hour, the temperature in kurd city reached 8 degrees above zero and it was reported as the coolest center . now that i am at your service, it can almost be said that there is no news of rains a

oxfam says. water production in gaza has fallen by 84% with gaza city losing nearly all of its water production capacity, israel already stands accused of using starvation as a weapon of war by intentionally targeting agricultural lands and obstructing the entry of essential food supplies. meanwile health officials warn thousands of gosons are at risk contracting polio alarming revelation comes after polirus was detected in samples of sewage taken throughout gaza, the palestinian health ministry said thousands of people in overcrowd a tent are now at risk of contracting this highly infectious disease which causes deformities and paralysis. it added a test curied out cooperation with un children's agency show the presence of polio virus in gaza. the ministry said sewage is flowing between tents used by tens of thousands of displaced gozens. it described the pr presence of the polio virus as new health disaster. gaza officials said this week white waste water treatment stations have been turned off due to lack of fuel. doctors in gaza say skybes, chicken poox, skin rashes and lice are

oxfam that the regime is intentionally worsening humanitarian conditions in gaza to increase civilians or civilian casualties. ox farm's reports said israel has cut gaza's external water supplies, destroyed this water facilities and is deliberately preventing aid delivery to the people of gaza. as a result, the amount of water available across the territory. has been reduced by 94%. report also suggested that israeli attacks have destroyed fire, water and sanitation infrastructure sites in gaza every three days since last october. oxfam said water production gaza has fallen by 84% with gaza city nearly all of this war to production capacity. israel already stands accused of using starvation as a weapon of war by intentionally targeting agricultural lands and obstructing the entry of essential food supplies into. palestinan health officials warn that thousands of people in gods are at the risk of contracting polio. the alarming revelation came after polio virus was detected in samples of suwage that is starting to take over gaza at the ongoing israeli unslot. the palestine health minist

oxfam said if trends continue the world could see its first trillion air within the next decade.he organization said the world's wealth gap was supercharged by the covid pandemic. they are calling on governments to install some regulations to reduce the gap between the rich and the rest of society including the cap on ceo pay and new taxes on permanent wealth. >>> rain is in the forecast was today. it starts later this morning, heading into the afternoon hours. it will look heavier and more widespread throughout the bay area into the 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 hour. widespread showers throughout the bay stretching from the santa clara valley into one country were earlier this morning we got hit first with heavy pockets of rain impacting the morning commute. lasting into the afternoon hours today this will impact that evening commute back from work, back from school. many had a long weekend and today will be hectic on the roads. if you are planning on getting groceries tonight, you will want to have the umbrella handy. widespread showers are lasting all the way until 10:00. it dries up and

caitlin henderson is a senior researcher at oxfam, fighting poverty and injustice where she studies howt workers and working families. thanks for being here. why have domestic workers historically been excluded from these sorts of protections? >> unfortunately, it reflects a long history of sexual and racial discrimination in this country. where black women were excluded from labor protections in 1930's . unfortunately when we are creating the social safety net that still exists today, a lot of southern senators were neighbors about including black workers in frameworks of minimum wages, overtime protections, and the right to organize. beyond the exclusions, why is it these workers are so vulnerable to mistreatment? >> domestic workers are excluded from the occupational safety and act, which means a lot of protections most workers have for workplace does not extend to domestic workers because usually it means people's homes. they are exposed to issues of this termination and harassment. domestic workers are not included in the civil rights act from 1960's. so they are uniquely exposed t

we've also heard from oxfam, _ they would not stop.eard from 0xfam, accusing israel of systematic obstructing its attempts to bring food and water into palestinians in the north of gaza. ., �* , palestinians in the north of gaza. . �* , u, gaza. that's right. ifi could zoom out — gaza. that's right. ifi could zoom out for _ gaza. that's right. ifi could zoom out for a _ gaza. that's right. ifi could zoom out for a brief - gaza. that's right. if i could| zoom out for a brief second, aid to gaza, the amount of it has hit one of its lowest point in november. this month hasn't been significantly better. maybe 100 trucks, nowhere near what gaza needs. in northern gaza, it is an area of active combat. if you look at different areas, they have almost been besieged now, or nearly, for weeks and weeks because of ongoing fighting between israeli forces and hamas, who say they have regrouped in this area. that means that aid is very difficult to come by, and it is not safe to collect and distribute if it comes. 0xfam is saying it blames israel fo

for people who donate to oxfam, what are they telling you about sudan?ng? tue sentiment around sudan globally and indeed from everybody in the world is that it is a very worrying situation, the displacement crisis is unprecedented in scale and the needs are shocking. and people who want to help our extremely limited in what they can do because there is so much going on and it is notjust in sudan but even with the people who have left sudan who have fled to countries such as ethiopia, south sudan, chad, egypt, and the central african republic, these 1.37 million people are going to other countries where humanitarian needs are extremely high so the whole region is destabilised by this conflict and everybody who is fleeing is actually fleeing to a scene where they needs may not be met so it is a very worrying situation that we are facing here in the region. tide worrying situation that we are facing here in the region. we wish ou well facing here in the region. we wish you well and _ facing here in the region. we wish you well and we _ facing here in the re

oxfam said regimes interestly worsening humanity conditions in gaza to increase civil and casualties. ox reports that israel's cut gaza's external water supplies destroyed water. facilities and is deliberately preventing delivery to people of gaza, and as a result amount of water available across the territory has been reduced by 94%. report also suggests that israely attacks that destroyed five water and sanitation plants in gaza every three days since last uh october. oxfam said the water production in gaza has fallen by 84% with gaza city losing nearly all of its water production capacity. nazer is already uh sands accused of using starvation and as a weapon of war by intendeonally targeting agricultural lands obstructing entry with central food supplies into gaza. palestinian health officials warn thousands of people in gaza are at risk of contracting polio alarming revelation came after polio virus was detected in samples of suwage that starting to take over gaza amid ongoing israeli onslot. palestinian health ministry says thousands in crowded tents are now at risk of contractin

meanwhile, the charity, oxfam, says israel has systematically been using starvation as a weapon of warworld leaders of not doing enough to address the humanitarian crisis. in a statement, the aid organisation described the situation as "apocalyptic". israel has denied oxfam's claims, saying that it is doing everything it can to get humanitarian aid into the region. with me is said shehata from bbc arabic. now, mr netanyahu says the ceasefire deal is close. we have had _ ceasefire deal is close. we have had a _ ceasefire deal is close. we have had a long _ ceasefire deal is close. - have had a long time, since november one when the first and the last truce between hamas and israel was struck. if the american presidentjoe biden and other leaders said it is close, optimism, whatever, but in recent days it was reported that they agreed on some controversial issues, especially about a potential buffer zone on the border between israel and gaza. in addition to that, the security presence of israelis in this area. more about the exchange of prisoners and releasing hostages. but there are diff

oxfam is predicting the world could have its first trillionaire in a decade.oxfam's interim executive director amitabh behar spoke in davos. >> i certainly would say having billionaires is a failure. very often we hear you end up celebrating billionaires, but i think it is a final failure that we have 800 million people sleeping hungry. they do not have enough food to eat. 800 million people. on the other hand, you have these billionaires with their private yachts, private jets, and a lifestyle which could not even be undisputed. amy: and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman in new york, joined by democracy now!'s juan gonzÁlez in chicago. it is freezing cold here in new york. how about chicago? juan: even colder here, amy. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. amy: israel's bombardment of gaza from the land, air, and sea continued today, much it in the southern part of the territory in the cities of khan yunis and rafah. at least

we are in a week where oxfam joined with seven other agencies to follow up on a letter that secretariesities. and they themselves made clear that humanitarian assistance was being blocked by the israelis. they didn't use those words but they said 19 things need to change or else the law that requires recipients of us military aid to not blockade would be violated. so essentially, they said do these things or you are not conforming with the law. we assessed each of those 19 benchmarks. and what we found based on our own experience is that there was minor progress towards four row, negligible process or backsliding on the other 15 and in the midst of all of this, an accelerated campaign of depopulation and intentional starvation of the population in north gaza government. and so, when you ask what i think of the us government's reaction? it's yet another grotesque distortion of the situation on the ground to suit the ideological commitments of this administration. to peru now, where world leaders are gathering for the asia pacific economic cooperation, or apec, meeting. forjoe biden, it m

three human rights organizations, including oxfam, submitted a petition demanding a ban on the delivery of f-35 parts to the regime. they became zionists because of human rights violations. f-35 parts belonging to the united states in a warehouse in the netherlands it is stored and then sent to several partners, including the israeli regime, through export agreements. the european union's foreign policy official warned the zionist regime that it will not be able to escape from its prison if it attacks rifa. joseph pouril said that even america, as the biggest supporter of the zionist regime, considers the attack on rafah disproportionate. netanyahu has recently demanded the transfer of 1,700,000 displaced people from rafah in the south of the gaza strip. another news is that pictures have recently been published of the wall that the egyptian army built so that palestinians cannot enter egypt from the rafah border. representatives dozens of islamic and non-islamic countries gathered in malaysia to participate in the international reconstruction plan. cooperate with the government of this

bushra khalidi from oxfam. to stay with us on bbc news. hello there.'t a record—breaker by any means, but it was unusually mild, particularly for england and wales — 17 celsius in worcestershire and also suffolk, and in the northeast of england, it was 16 celsius in durham. those high temperatures came because we had a southerly breeze, and we also broke the cloud up to give some sunshine here and there as well. but that was ahead of the rain. and, whilst it was 15 celsius in manchester for a while, we have seen the cloud thickening across wales and western parts of england with some rain developing. the rain's cleared away from scotland and northern ireland, but this band of rain will push southeastwards across england and wales. should be gone by the end of the night, and it's going to leave some clear spells, but a few showers towards the north and the west, and not quite as warm as it was last night, but still a mild start to friday. and friday should be a quiet day, really. we're going to find some spells of sunshine. showers coming over the irish