Rejecting international calls for a ceasefire, the Israeli army has pursued a brutal offensive on Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, killing over 59,600 Palestinians, most of them women and children. The relentless bombardment has destroyed the enclave and led to food shortages.

Former Mossad official Rami Igra warned that the Gaza war is damaging Israel's global reputation and called for an immediate end to the conflict, emphasizing the need for a long-term solution. Former Mossad official Rami Igra warned that the ongoing images emerging from Gaza will harm Israel’s reputation for generations and called for an immediate end to the war in Gaza on Wednesday on the 103FM program with Anat Davidov and Odi Segal.

Hunger and disease continue to stalk Palestinians in Gaza, and aid organizations are warning that children are at greatest risk of starvation. A U.N. worker has described people as "walking corpses."

Israel over "drip feeding" of aid to Palestinians and say "the war in Gaza must end," just as it looks set to expand.

The United Nations and experts say that Palestinians in Gaza are at risk of famine, with reports of increasing numbers of people dying from causes related to malnutrition.

Israel's far-right security minister Itamar Ben Gvir dismissed global warnings of famine in Gaza, openly supporting the starvation of Palestinians under siege.

Committee to Protect Journalists expresses immediate alarm over threats by IDF Arabic spokesperson Avichay Adraee, who accuses Al-Sharif of being a terrorist

Ten Palestinians died due to famine and malnutrition over the past 24 hours, according to a statement from the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health on Wednesday. More than 70 children have died from malnutrition in Gaza since the beginning of the year, according to the WHO.

Israel is permitting supplies to enter the territory in quantities catastrophically insufficient for its approximately 2 million residents.

T HE WAR Israel waged against Iran was short, with precision strikes, clear goals and results that enhanced its military prestige. The war against Hamas in Gaza has become endless, indiscriminate and militarily pointless.

More than 1,000 people have also been killed by Israeli gunfire near aid distribution sites in Gaza, according to the United Nations.