London, July 23 -- Britain, Japan, and 26 other nations issued a joint statement on July 21 stating the war in Gaza "must end now". The foreign ministers of countries, also including Australia and Canada, said "the suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached new depths".

At least 33 people, most of them children, have died from malnutrition in Gaza in just the past 48 hours, the Hamas-run health ministry said this week, as aid access remains critically limited. The total number of deaths from malnutrition since the Israel-Gaza war began in October 2023 now stands at 101, with 80 of them being children.

According to AFP, Gaza's population of more than two million people is facing severe shortages of food and other essentials, with residen...