Middle East crisis live: WHO asks for more medical aid to be allowed into Gaza before Israeli offensive

<p>World Health Organization says it needs to deal with ‘catastrophic’ health situation in Gaza before Israel moves to ‘take control’ of Gaza City</p><p><a href="https://x.com/IDF/status/1955171099827695872">In a post on X</a>, Israel Defense Forces claim to have “debunked” what it called Hamas’s “starvation campaign” in Gaza.</p><p>The IDF said that reviews of documents showed that most deaths by malnutrition in Gaza were linked to “severe pre-existing conditions” and that only a handful of the 133 deaths by malnutrition claimed by Gaza’s authorities in July could be “verified”. The post said that the “expert review concluded that there are no signs of a widespread malnutrition phenomenon among the population in Gaza”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/aug/12/gaza-israel-lobal-outcry-killing-of-six-journalists-al-jazeera-middle-east-latest-updates-live">Continue reading...</a>