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Middle East crisis live: UN team saw ‘large number of gunshot wounds’ among Gaza food aid injured; ceasefire talks ‘to resume on Sunday’

UN team visiting al-Shifa hospital found many gunshot injuries after Thursday attack, says Guterres spokesperson; Gaza ceasefire negotiations are due to resume in Cairo on Sunday, according to Egyptian security sources

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The US will start airdrops of food and emergency supplies into Gaza in the next few days, Joe Biden has announced, amid UN warnings of famine and after Israeli troops opened fire on Gazans seeking food aid.

The use of airdrops is a spectacular but inefficient way of delivering aid, and Friday’s announcement suggests that Biden had given up on being able to persuade Israel in the near future to coordinate a large-scale ground-based relief effort under the threat of mass starvation across Gaza.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More UN team visiting al-Shifa hospital found many gunshot injuries after Thursday attack, says Guterres spokesperson; Gaza ceasefire negotiations are due to resume in Cairo on Sunday, according to Egyptian security sourcesSee all our Israel-Gaza war coverageThe US will start airdrops of food and emergency supplies into Gaza in the next few days, Joe Biden has announced, amid UN warnings of famine and after Israeli troops opened fire on Gazans seeking food aid.The use of airdrops is a spectacular but inefficient way of delivering aid, and Friday’s announcement suggests that Biden had given up on being able to persuade Israel in the near future to coordinate a large-scale ground-based relief effort under the threat of mass starvation across Gaza. Continue reading…