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08/09/2025August 9, 2025
UK pledges new aid to stop ‘chaotic scenes’ in Gaza
The says it will commit another £8.5 million ($11.4 million; €9.8 million) to aid projects for , as warnings of widespread hunger in the 2.1-million population territory grow louder.
Development Minister Jenny Chapman said the money would “help address urgent need” in Gaza, but only if allowed the region to be “flooded with aid.”
“It is unacceptable that so much aid is waiting at the border — the UK is ready to provide more through our partners, and we demand that the government of Israel allows more aid in safely and securely,” Chapman said.
“The getting through is causing appalling and chaotic scenes as desperate civilians try to access tiny amounts of aid,” she added.
The money, to be delivered through the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), is part of a £101 million UK commitment to the this year.
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Skip next section 10 killed across Gaza including near aid point, civil defense says
08/09/2025August 9, 2025
10 killed across Gaza including near aid point, civil defense says
Hamas-run civil defense agency said at least 10 people were killed across the on Saturday, including civilians who were waiting to collect aid.
At least six of them were killed and 30 were wounded after Israeli troops targeted civilians assembling near an aid point in central Gaza, civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP news agency.
Strikes also hit areas in central Gaza, resulting in multiple casualties, Bassal added.
Thousands of Palestinians congregate daily near food distribution points in Gaza that have faced almost-daily reports of Israeli forces targeting those waiting to collect aid.
In July, eased strict curbs on aid to Gaza that have caused shortages of food, medicine and fuel, among other essential supplies. But aid agencies, like the UN’s World Food Program, say they are delivering “a fraction of what’s needed.”
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08/09/2025August 9, 2025
Saudi Arabia, Turkey decry Israel plan to seize Gaza City as ‘violation’ of international law
Multiple Arab and Muslim countries have described plan to of City as a “dangerous escalation.”
Some 20 countries, including , and , said the plan constituted “a flagrant violation of international law.”
In a joint statement, the mostly-Muslim nations accused Israel of “an attempt to entrench the illegal occupation and impose a fait accompli… in contravention of international legitimacy.”
The plan, proposed by Prime Minister and approved by Israel’s Security Cabinet early Friday, will see Israel launch a new military offensive to seize the largest city in the .
It also requires that Gaza be ruled by an “alternative civil administration that is neither the militant group nor the Palestinian Authority.”
The plan has been widely condemned; even Israel’s army chief has .
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said after talks in Egypt that Muslim nations should unite in opposition to Israel’s planned seizure.
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Welcome to our coverage
We’re tracking the latest developments in war in , where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing strong opposition from Arab and Muslim nations over his plan to seize Gaza City.
Aid agencies say the amount of aid reaching the is still inadequate, as the commits to millions more for United Nations relief efforts.
Reports also suggest that Israel is attacking Gaza residents waiting at aid points. Gaza’s Hamas-run civil defense says several people were killed and 30 were injured in an attack on an aid distribution center in central Gaza.
We’ll also bring you reactions to decision to that could be used in the Gaza Strip.
Some members of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative Christian Democratic Union and its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union have expressed disagreement with the decision to partially halt arms sales to Israel.
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