At least five more Palestinians die from hunger taking the toll to 217, as the UN Security Council prepares to discuss Israel’s plan to seize Gaza City.

Israel attacks starving Palestinians: Dozens killed while trying to collect food

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The countries that have called today’s session of the UN Security Council have issued a joint statement that condemns Israel’s plan to seize Gaza City, saying that it risks “violating international humanitarian law” and will “only endanger the lives of all civilians in Gaza”.

“We call on Israel to urgently reverse this decision and not to implement” the plan, the statement reads.