Families in Gaza running out of food as bakeries run out of fuel
26 October 2023
Families in Gaza are running out of food as bakeries run out of fuel: “Those who survive the bombings may die from starvation instead”
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News releases from 2023
All the latest breaking news, press releases and comment from ActionAid UK's media team.
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ActionAid's CEO, Halima Begum, responding to the Labour Party's statement
25 October 2023
"As we are aware, fuel aid in particular is critically needed in Gaza hospitals, so we appreciate the Labour Party's recent statement, which acknowledges the urgent need for humanitarian relief in Gaza.
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Al-Awda hospital to halt services tonight as fuel supplies dwindle
25 October 2023
Al-Awda hospital to halt services tonight as fuel supplies dwindle
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“Our children sleep with their hands raised”
25 October 2023
The situation in the West Bank is spiralling out of control, with Palestinian civilians subject to attacks from both the Israeli forces and armed settlers.
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ActionAid warns that hospitals have 24 hours left to treat children
24 October 2023
ActionAid pleas with the international community to deliver fuel into Gaza’s hospitals within 12 hours, warning that hospitals only have 24 hours left to treat children, the wounded and the dying.
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Lives will be lost if no fuel to hospitals in Gaza
23 October 2023
More than 400 Palestinians have been killed in one of the deadliest 24 hours in Gaza. Airstrikes targeted areas near Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City and Al-Quds Hospital in the western part of the Gaza Strip – intensifying the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in the besieged territory.
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Journalist deaths are a grave violation of the right to life
22 October 2023
Journalist deaths in Gaza are a grave violation of the right to life and freedom of expression.
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Aid trucks offer no reprieve as Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza
22 October 2023
“Yesterday we felt a glimmer of hope as aid arrived into Gaza. Today, we are in despair," says ActionAid as Israel steps up strikes on Gaza.
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We urge world leaders to make a real difference
21 October 2023
For millions in Gaza, this weekend’s meeting of world leaders is the difference between life and death.
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Seven hospitals are running out of fuel in Gaza
21 October 2023
As 20 aid trucks crossed the Rafah border this morning, seven hospitals across Gaza are at breaking point as incubators and life support machines have run out of fuel entirely.
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