UN warns all of Gaza at risk of famine
The UN's humanitarian chief says that people in Gaza are being subjected to forced starvation by Israel.
There has been a new warning from the UN that Gaza's entire population is at risk of famine despite the partial lifting of an Israeli blockade.
Hamas is still considering its official response to a US-backed ceasefire proposal for Gaza while insisting the plan does not meet its core demands. The United States says Israel has accepted the draft.
Also on the programme: as a US court reinstates Donald Trump's tariffs, how do trade negotiators deal with the switchback ride?; and an artificial intelligence tool that can predict which men with prostate cancer can benefit most from a drug that halves the risk of dying.
(Photo: Internally displaced Palestinians gather outside a charity kitchen to receive limited rations amid a shortage of food, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, 30 May 2025. Credit: EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
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