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News of the day | March 8 – Morning

US President Joe Biden will announce a plan to create a new port in Gaza to increase deliveries of humanitarian aid to the war-ravaged enclave, senior US officials told reporters. …

PodcastPodcast, The catch The UN says a quarter of Gaza’s population is “one step away” from famine. Some children may never recover. Will food airdrops help Gaza’s population on the …

News of the day | March 7 – Evening

Hamas says negotiations will continue next week, even if Israel “thwarts” the deal to secure a 40-day truce before Ramadan. Hamas says its delegation has left Egypt, but negotiations on …

Israel has generated “famine-like conditions” in the Gaza Strip “while obstructing and undermining the humanitarian response,” according to a new report from the humanitarian group Refugees International. The group’s research …

Deir el-Balah, Gaza – On a cold night three weeks ago, Aida al-Baawi rushed from the makeshift tent she had set up to the nearby Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital and , …

News of the day | March 7 – Midday

The 3,500 illegal housing units in the occupied West Bank add to the nearly 20,000 approved last year. Israel’s plan to build thousands of new housing units in the occupied …

Calls to allow more aid into Gaza have grown as health officials report that a total of 20 people have so far died of malnutrition and dehydration. Here’s how things …