Deadly Threat To Aid Starvation Deaths

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Despite the latest Israeli announcement to allow for a basic amount of aid into Gaza, the process faces severe challenges.

One of the main challenges is the collapsed security here in Gaza. Many convoys are at high risk of being looted.

Israel has been systematically attacking police members securing aid delivery, creating a very unstable security environment and allowing armed gangs to take advantage of the situation.

Yesterday, eight trucks made the journey into the Strip. The Israeli army attacked a group of police members with Hamas’s Ministry of Interior while they were securing the delivery of those trucks.

As far as we know, six Palestinian officers were killed in the attack, with dozens of injuries among passersby.

Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum reports from Deir el-Balah, Gaza.

The WHO says two million Palestinians are going hungry across Gaza. At least 29 people, including children, have died from starvation-related causes recently. And the Strip's main hospital says it is overwhelmed with children suffering from malnutrition.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses the situation in Gaza at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Al Jazeera’s Gabriel Elizondo joins live from the UN headquarters in New York.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing mounting criticism within Israel. An Arab Israeli lawmaker has been removed from the Knesset, during a speech in which he accused Netanyahu of prolonging the war in Gaza for political gain.

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