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Lina Jaradat

Gaza’s ‘death trap’ aid centres: a real-life Hunger Games

Israel's commandeering of aid distribution in Gaza forces starving Palestinians to run the gauntlet at centres with biometric monitoring systems, armed security, and life-or-death hazards

Hala Al-Naji 03 July 2025
People carry relief supplies from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a private US-backed aid group that has circumvented the longstanding UN-led system in Gaza on June 8, 2025. Eyad BABA / AFP

How Israel is weaponising aid and armed gangs in Gaza

Israel's forced starvation campaign and the inexplicable routing of aid lorries through crowded areas compound an already dire humanitarian and security crisis. Critics say it's intentional.

Salem Al Rayyes 10 June 2025
Palestinian children receive malnourishment treatment at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on May 30, 2024. Bashar TALEB / AFP

Israel under mounting international pressure to let aid into Gaza

The UK, France and Canada issue their toughest warning yet to Israel, with the UK suspending trade talks. Meanwhile, the UN warns 14,000 babies could die if aid is not let in.

Salem Al Rayyes 20 May 2025
Palestinian children gather at a destroyed vehicle, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, September 30, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

Decades of Gulf aid to war-torn Arab countries tops $363bn

Although Gulf states can't give as much as they did before, there is still a huge need, and they will continue to play a key role in helping out

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 19 October 2024
Diana Estefanía Rubio

UNRWA on brink of collapse as donors pull life-saving funding

UNRWA director warns that the agency's operations could come to a halt by March at a time when Palestinians in Gaza are under the threat of starvation

Al Majalla - London 07 February 2024
The World Food Programme will have to pull its general assistance for Syria in January, at a time when it is needed in the war-torn country more than ever. Ewan White

Syria crisis compounds as humanitarian aid runs out

The World Food Programme will have to pull its general assistance for the country in January, at a time when it is needed in the war-torn country more than ever

Joseph Daher 20 December 2023
An aerial view shows children attending a class at a camp for internally displaced people in northern Idlib, Syria, June 10, 2021. (Credit: Reuters)

Assad Regime Accused of Blackmailing over UN Aid Entrance Resolution

Members of the Security Council earlier this week agreed to extend cross-border humanitarian aid delivery to Syria for 6 months only. The decision was in response to Russia’s intent to confront…

Jiwan Soz - Qamishli 15 July 2022

Relief Aid Imperiled by Revelations of Sexual Abuse in the World’s Poorest Countries

[caption id="attachment_55255646" align="aligncenter" width="5616"] A latrine project led and financed by Oxfam for displaced Haitians. (Getty)[/caption] by Joseph Braude On February ninth, a…

Joseph Braude 02 March 2018
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Iran’s waning influence

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Our July issue features in-depth articles and expert analyses exploring the future of Iran's influence and the long-term reverberations for the region

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Gaza’s ‘death trap’ aid centres: a real-life Hunger Games

02 July 2025

Israel's commandeering of aid distribution in Gaza forces starving Palestinians to run the gauntlet at centres with biometric monitoring systems, armed security, and life-or-death hazards

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People gather to celebrate after Lebanese parliament elects army chief Joseph Aoun as the new president, on January 9, 2025, in Al-Aaishiyah, Lebanon. Ramiz Dallah/Getty
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