Mercy Corps in the news

CNN: Gaza Population at Risk of Famine as it Continues to Face Emergency Levels of Hunger, Report Finds

A high risk of famine persists in Gaza and the situation “remains catastrophic” as the war between Israel and Hamas...

The Washington Post: Half-million Gazans Face 'Catastrophic' Hunger Levels, U.N.-backed Report Says

The threat of famine in the Gaza Strip has been revived after Israel’s military operation in the southern city of Rafah...

ABC News: US Military Delivers Supplies to Gaza via Pier, But There's No One to Distribute Them

U.S. officials are defending President Joe Biden's decision to build a $230 million temporary pier off Gaza to deliver...

NPR: High Risk of Famine Across Gaza as Hunger Spreads, Experts Say

Nearly all of Gaza’s population is struggling with food shortages and hunger, and half a million people are now facing...

The Guardian : One in Five Households in Gaza go Whole Days Without Food, Draft UN Report Says

More than half of households in Gaza have had to sell or swap their clothes to be able to buy food, the UN is to report...

BBC News: The UN is Warning Against Escalating Tensions Between Israel and Iranian-backed Hezbollah

Mercy Corps Country Director for Lebanon Laila Al Amine was interviewed on BBC Newshour about fighting between Israel...