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The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned of the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, where 96 per cent of households face water insecurity and are unable to safely access water for daily use.

OCHA said in an update posted on its X account on Sunday that the famine scenario is looming over the Strip with a near-complete collapse of the water and sanitation systems.

OCHA added that 90 per…

Israel’s security cabinet is expected to meet on Tuesday to take key decisions regarding the war in Gaza, amid sharp disagreements between political and military leaders.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly set to present three main options for discussion: a full military takeover of areas such as Gaza City and central refugee camps, accompanied by the evacuation of residents to the south; a gradual siege of these areas with continuous attacks on…

Izzat al-Rishq, a member of Hamas’s political bureau, said on Sunday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is attempting to “end the issue of the captives held in Gaza by starving them to death after failing to locate and kill them through bombing.”

In a statement published on Telegram, al-Rishq expressed regret that “hunger has reached the Israeli captives,” but held “Netanyahu and his Nazi-like government fully responsible,” accusing them…

Israeli occupation forces raided the closed Al Jazeera office in central Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, shortly after midnight.

The troops extended the closure order for an additional 60 days and posted a new military order on the office entrance, according to the network.

In September last year, Israeli forces stormed the Al Jazeera office in Ramallah under a military order, handed its staff a closure notice, confiscated all equipment and documents, and…