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Exclusive: Satellite analysis revealed to the Guardian shows farms devastated and nearly half of the territory’s trees razed. Alongside mounting air and water pollution, experts says Israel’s onslaught on Gaza’s ecosystems has made the area unlivableIn a dilapidated warehouse in Rafah, Soha Abu Diab is living with her three young daughters and more than 20 other family members. They have no running water, no...

Reports of exorbitant cost of basic vegetables, as well as oil and flour, come amid warnings that Gaza is on the verge of faminePeople living in Gaza are facing exorbitant food prices as more than 1 million residents of the Palestinian territory face famine.Since Israel’s invasion in October, it has become common for Gaza’s displaced population to share pictures of their shopping baskets and...

More than a million people are at risk, according to report, as Oxfam says Israeli authorities are blocking relief deliveriesFamine is imminent in northern Gaza with people suffering “catastrophic levels of hunger”, a coalition of aid groups has warned.The situation was called “man-made starvation”, as the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a group that includes the World Food Programme and the World Health...

The lack of medicine, food and water means thousands of people with asthma, kidney disease or diabetes are unable to treat or control their conditionsFour months of conflict in Gaza is jeopardising the health of thousands of people with chronic illnesses such as kidney disease, diabetes and asthma, doctors have warned.The chronically ill are the hidden casualties of the war, as access to water,...

Fixers with alleged links to Egyptian intelligence are making a fortune in ‘fees’ from people hoping to exit through the Rafah crossingIsrael-Gaza war – live updatesPalestinians desperate to leave Gaza are paying bribes to brokers of up to $10,000 (£7,850) to help them exit the territory through Egypt, according to a Guardian investigation.Very few Palestinians have been able to leave Gaza through the Rafah...