Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMajor news organisations, including the BBC and Reuters, have expressed grave concerns that their journalists in Gaza are facing starvation due to Israeli blockades. Palestinian health officials report that over 100 people, including 80 children, have died of hunger in Gaza in recent weeks amidst severe aid restrictions. The news agencies and the UN have urged Israeli authorities to allow more aid into Gaza and to let journalists in and out.The Israeli government denies causing a famine, asserting that any food shortage is “engineered by Hamas” which prevents aid distribution. Ceasefire talks are ongoing, with Israel describing Hamas's latest proposal as “workable”.In fullBBC and other media organisations say journalists face ‘threat of starvation’ in GazaThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
News groups issue urgent plea to let journalists into and out of Gaza
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMajor news organisations, including the BBC and Reuters, have expressed grave concerns that their journalists in Gaza are facing starvation due to Israeli blockades. Palestinian health officials report that over 100 people, including 80 children, have died of hunger in Gaza in recent weeks amidst severe aid restrictions. The news agencies and the UN have urged Israeli authorities to allow more aid into Gaza and to let journalists in and out.The Israeli government denies causing a famine, asserting that any food shortage is “engineered by Hamas” which prevents aid distribution. Ceasefire talks are ongoing, with Israel describing Hamas's latest proposal as “workable”.In fullBBC and other media organisations say journalists face ‘threat of starvation’ in GazaThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
