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David Cameron warns of Gaza famine as UK sends Royal Navy ship to boost aid effort
Move to join US-led maritime corridor follows international fury at last week’s killing of seven aid workers
The Royal Navy was ordered into action on Saturday to help supply desperately needed aid to Gaza, as the foreign secretary, David Cameron, warned that the Palestinian people trapped there were on the brink of famine.
With the UK and US governments under intense pressure to halt arms sales to Israel, Downing Street said on Saturday that ministers would instead boost support for a planned new maritime corridor from Cyprus to Gaza, to channel “life-saving aid” by sea to a population in urgent need of basic food supplies.
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A senior UN official says northern Gaza is now in 'full-blown famine'
A top U.N. official says hard-hit northern Gaza is now in “full-blown famine” after more than six months of war between Israel and Hamas and severe Israeli restrictions on food deliveries to the Palestinian territoryABC News - Health - United Nations -
Cindy McCain: There is 'full-blown famine' in northern Gaza
World Food Programme Director Cindy McCain sat down for an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, saying there’s ‘full-blown famine' in northern Gaza. “Whenever you have conflicts like ...The Hill - Politics -
Cindy McCain: There is ‘full-blown famine’ in northern Gaza
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Risk of famine still present in Gaza, says World Health Organization
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World Food Programme Director Cindy McCain: Northern Gaza is in a 'full-blown famine'
Cindy McCain, the executive director of the World Food Programme, said she believes there is a "full-blown famine" in northern Gaza.NBC News - Top stories -
A senior U.N. official says northern Gaza is now in ‘full-blown famine’
A top U.N. official said Friday that hard-hit northern Gaza was now in “full-blown famine” after more than six months of war between Israel and Hamas and severe Israeli restrictions on food deliveries to the Palestinian territory.NBC News - Top stories -
Parts of Gaza Are in Famine, World Food Program Chief Says
The remarks by Cindy McCain do not constitute an official declaration of famine, but she said the assessment was based on “what we have seen” on the ground.The New York Times - World
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