The damaged facade of the Holy Family Church a day after it was hit in an Israeli strike in Gaza City last week which killed three in the besieged Palestinian territory's only Catholic church. Photo: Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Media reports that a kilo of rice is costing as much as $40,

Israel’s military said it fired warning shots to distance a crowd “in response to an immediate threat” and it was not aware of any casualties.

Hunger and disease continue to stalk Palestinians in Gaza, and aid organizations are warning that children are at greatest risk of starvation. A U.N. worker has described people as "walking corpses."

Doctors and aid workers inside Gaza are reporting the highest levels of malnutrition in children they have ever seen as the hunger crisis reportedly continues to worsen.

The UN agency for Palestinians says it has thousands of truckloads of supplies near Gaza which it wants to deliver.

Experts warn that Gaza is nearing famine, citing Israel’s blockade and military offensive following Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack. The World Health Organization reports a sharp rise in malnutrition and disease,

Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres described the humanitarian situation in Gaza as a moral crisis that challenges the global conscience. Follow for live updates.

An internal U.S. government analysis found no evidence of systematic theft by the Palestinian militant group Hamas of U.S.-funded humanitarian supplies, challenging the main rationale that Israel and the U.