🧑🍼 A Humanitarian Nightmare: Palestinian officials warned Sunday that 3,500 children under five in Gaza are "facing imminent death by starvation," with 290,000 others teetering on the brink. The UN has repeatedly flagged Gaza’s worsening food insecurity, but this latest alert underscores a grim reality for vulnerable populations caught in the crossfire.
✈️ Airport Attack Escalates Tensions
Amid the crisis, Yemen’s Houthi forces claimed responsibility for a hypersonic ballistic missile strike near Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport, Israel’s main international travel hub. Flights were grounded for hours as defense systems failed to intercept the missile — a setback for Israel’s military. Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed retaliation would be "sevenfold," signaling rising regional tensions.
🔍 Why It Matters: The dual crises — a collapsing humanitarian situation and renewed military escalation — highlight the fragility of stability in the region. With global aid groups struggling to deliver supplies to Gaza and Houthi-Israel clashes intensifying, fears of a broader conflict loom.
