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Aid agencies call for action as hunger spreads in Gaza

A joint statement warns that mass starvation is spreading across the Gaza Strip.

More than one hundred aid agencies have issued a joint statement warning that mass starvation is spreading across the Gaza Strip. Israel has acknowledged there's been a significant drop in the amount of aid reaching Gaza, but insists the military has not identified famine in the strip. We hear from a woman in Gaza whose neighbour's son was killed looking for food.

The US speaker of the House Mike Johnson announced yesterday that he was sending the House home for its summer break early. Mr. Johnson said the House would adjourn until September in order to avoid what he called “political games” over the investigation into accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

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Presenters: Rob Young and Pria Rai

(Photo:Palestinians gather to receive food from charity kitchen, in Gaza City. Credit: Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters)

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