#humanitarian-crisis

#humanitarian-crisis

An Israeli air strike has killed at least five police officers and a 13-year-old boy, Gaza police say, as Israel continues its attacks across the Gaza Strip despite the ceasefire in place. Al Jazeera's Hani Mahmoud, reporting from Gaza City on Saturday, said that the police officers were killed on the spot, and according to sources at al-Shifa Hospital, at least one civilian on a nearby street was also killed. At least 10 others were wounded.

“We have been here for four days,” says South African writer and academic Jessica Breakey in a voice note sent from the Libyan desert where she and hundreds of volunteers are stuck as they attempt to deliver aid to Gaza. In the background is the sound of people chatting, organising, and singing songs for Palestine. “There are no toilets. But this is a really interesting, significant story about something that's happening at the top of Africa. And that no one is really talking about.”

Healthcare workers and aid groups in eastern Congo said Thursday they are in dire need of more supplies and staff to respond to a growing Ebola outbreak linked to a rare virus, as armed groups continue to threaten a region already grappling with a displacement and humanitarian crisis. “The situation is worrying because this is gaining momentum,” Hama Amado, a field coordinator in the city of Bunia for the Alima aid group, told The Associated Press. “This is spreading in many areas. So everyone must mobilize.”

Displaced families now face the highest risk of starvation, according to the UN OCHA's Somalia Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2026. Fatima, 40, has fled five times, three times because of conflict, twice because of drought. Each time she has left behind land, livestock, and the small possessions her family has managed to save.

"I'm struggling a lot. I'm really scared for my situation, for my son's situation as well. I'm just very desperate to get out of here." Hoda Muthana, one of three American women in the camp, highlights the dire conditions and her fears.

The World Health Organization confirmed that the Tofigh Daru facility, which is used to make cancer treatment drugs, was among those damaged by strikes. The organization has verified over 20 attacks on the Iranian health care system with at least nine deaths.