{"id":124209,"date":"2025-08-06T17:59:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T17:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/124209\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T17:59:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T17:59:09","slug":"famine-in-gaza-inside-the-8-august-guardian-weekly-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/124209\/","title":{"rendered":"Famine in Gaza: inside the 8 August Guardian Weekly | Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"

Images of starving Palestinians have appeared with increasing insistency across the world\u2019s media over the past few weeks. Deciding whose child and which picture best illustrates the territory\u2019s slide into famine is a grim task. Five-year-old Lana Salih Juha, on this week\u2019s cover, weighed just 8kg when this photograph was taken in Gaza<\/a> City on 28 July.<\/p>\n

As Malak A Tantesh<\/a> reports from Gaza for this week\u2019s big story, Lana\u2019s parents are among many inside the territory forced to watch children waste away as deliberate aid restrictions from Israel mean hunger is becoming a killer. It was, as Malak reports, a week when two milestones were reached: a Palestinian official record of 60,000 deaths and the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a group of UN and aid organisations, stating that the whole population of 2.2 people were now living in a state of famine.<\/p>\n

But, as UN food expert Michael Fakhri <\/strong>told Nina Lakhani<\/a>, this desperate state had been predicted since early 2024 when in an interview<\/a> with the Guardian he warned that Israel\u2019s policy to severely restrict aid deliveries would lead to what is now playing out.<\/p>\n

In the face of such obvious and pressing need, what does it matter that the UK has joined France in saying it will recognise the state of Palestine in September unless its conditions for ending the war have been met? A former UK ambassador to Israel Simon McDonald<\/a> agrees that the gesture may seem futile \u2013 but it is also necessary.<\/p>\n

Get the Guardian Weekly delivered to your home address<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Five essential reads in this week\u2019s edition<\/p>\n

Spotlight<\/strong> | Transatlantic barbs traded over social media safety
<\/strong>The UK\u2019s new law restricting under-18s\u2019 internet access has only just come into force but already US tech giants and rightwing commentators are bolstering Nigel Farage\u2019s efforts to turn restriction into a free speech issue, reports Dan Milmo<\/a><\/p>\n

Environment<\/strong> | The best job in the world
<\/strong>Matthew Jeffery <\/strong>explains to Donna Ferguson<\/a> how he became Cambridge University\u2019s first expedition botanist since Darwin and how he prepared for his new post<\/p>\n

Feature<\/strong> | Has nature writing strayed off the path of success?
<\/strong>In the footsteps of the controversy over The Salt Path, Alex Clark<\/a> explores how, despite public appetite, memoirs of redemption through the natural world may have reached journey\u2019s end<\/p>\n

England\u2019s Lauren Hemp holding a Lego set based on the Disney movie Beauty and the Beast as she leaves the team hotel in Zurich, Switzerland. Photograph: Peter Byrne\/PA<\/p>\n

Opinion<\/strong> | A good jigsaw is simply champion
<\/strong>Why did the Lionesses bring Lego, sourdough starters and a puzzle or two to the Women\u2019s Euro 2025? Because they are perfect ways to build mental resilience, explains <\/strong>Amy Izycky<\/a><\/p>\n

Culture<\/strong> | AI rescues Woody Guthrie\u2019s basement tapes
<\/strong>The legendary folk singer\u2019s daughter and granddaughter tell Dave Simpson<\/a> how they became custodians of his vast archive, including tracks that have now been released<\/p>\n

What else we\u2019ve been readingChris Woakes of England plays with his arm under his jumper and in a sling against India at the Oval. Photograph: Javier Garc\u00eda\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

India\u2019s mind-boggling last-day win over England at the Oval on Monday, to tie a five-match series, has been described as one of Test cricket\u2019s finest moments. Who better to capture the cinematic absurdity of a day<\/a> encompassing triumph, disaster and a one-armed batsman than Barney Ronay? Graham Snowdon, editor<\/strong><\/p>\n

I recently found this section<\/a> on random gestures of generosity on the Guardian website and it\u2019s been bringing a bit of positivity to my news consumption. It\u2019s lovely to think about the impact small acts of kindness can have on a person\u2019s day and life. Dani Harrup, <\/strong>performance <\/strong>marketing <\/strong>executive<\/strong><\/p>\n

Other highlights from the Guardian website<\/p>\n

<\/strong> Audio<\/strong> |<\/strong> Did lead poisoning help create a generation of serial killers? \u2013 podcast<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong> Video<\/strong> |<\/strong> Gaza before and after: new video shows extent of Israel\u2019s destruction<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong> Gallery<\/strong> |<\/strong> Inside Travellers\u2019 horse fairs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Get in touch<\/p>\n

We\u2019d love to hear your thoughts on the magazine: for submissions to our letters page, please email weekly.letters@theguardian.com<\/a>. For anything else, it\u2019s editorial.feedback@theguardian.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Follow us<\/p>\n

Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n

Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n

Get the Guardian Weekly magazine delivered to your home address<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n