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Radio 4,23 Jul 2025,45 mins

Aid groups warn of mass starvation in Gaza

The World Tonight

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The World Health Organisation has warned that Gaza is in the midst of a “deadly surge in malnutrition-related deaths.” More than a hundred aid agencies also warned that starvation is spreading and called on Israel to allow aid into the enclave. An Israeli government spokesman said hunger was “engineered by Hamas”. We hear from doctors, aid workers and civilians inside Gaza. Also on the programme: a second night of protests in Ukraine over a controversial law that limits the independence of anti-corruption agencies; and the revolutionary AI tool that can fill in the missing words in ancient texts.

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