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US Envoy to Europe Seeks Gaza Ceasefire and Aid Corridor as Famine Deepens

European talks aim to secure a temporary truce through a humanitarian corridor after UN bodies warned that Israel’s aid blockade has triggered widespread hunger deaths.

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Overview

  • US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff departed for Europe on July 23 to negotiate a ceasefire and establish a safe aid passage into Gaza.
  • UNRWA and the UN human rights office report that over 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire while queuing at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution sites since late May.
  • Gaza’s Health Ministry confirmed at least 15 deaths from malnutrition in the past 24 hours, raising the total to 101 since the Israeli military offensive began.
  • WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Israeli forces attacked its Deir al Balah residence three times, detaining and mistreating staff and demanding immediate protection.
  • More than 100 humanitarian organizations, including MSF and Oxfam, have warned of an accelerating mass famine and urged the opening of crossings, a negotiated ceasefire and restoration of UN-led aid distribution.