Gaza has become "the hungriest place on Earth", a United Nations spokesperson warned in Geneva on Friday, emphasizing that the entire population is at risk of famine due to severe obstacles to humanitarian aid.
Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), told the media that Gaza is the only defined territory in the world where the entire population faces the risk of famine.
Laerke explained that since the reopening of the Kerem Shalom border crossing between Israel and Gaza 10 days ago, nearly 900 aid trucks have been approved to enter. However, less than 600 have been offloaded on the Gaza side.
He pointed out that an even smaller number of these aid shipments have been distributed within Gaza, citing the "congested and insecure" routes assigned by Israeli authorities, as well as "significant delays" in the approval process.
The OCHA spokesperson stressed that the limited number of truckloads reaching Gaza amounts to little more than a "trickle".
UN warns Gaza at famine risk as humanitarian aid severely constrained
Protests against federal immigration enforcement are spreading across the United States, with the latest demonstration unfolding directly in front of the White House.
Early Saturday, more than a hundred demonstrators gathered there, demanding changes to the Trump administration's immigration policies and accountability for recent shootings involving federal agents.
Immigrant rights and civil rights groups said this weekend's rallies mark a coordinated national response. Demonstrations are planned or already underway in major cities including Philadelphia, as well as across states such as North Carolina, Florida, Texas, and Washington, D.C., where organizers are calling for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be removed from local communities.
The nationwide protests follow a deadly week in which three people were shot by federal agents in two days.
In Minneapolis, Minnesota, a 37-year-old woman, Renee Good, was killed during an enforcement operation by the ICE. A day later in Portland, Oregon, a man and a woman were wounded during a separate federal operation.
In the aftermath, Minnesota state officials accused the Trump administration of blocking their investigation by denying access to key evidence and prematurely drawing conclusions before a full review could be completed.
On Friday, Donald Trump defended the Department of Homeland Security's actions, sharply criticizing Minnesota leaders and calling them corrupt.
Local leaders have pushed back. During a Saturday news conference, the mayor of Minneapolis described ICE agents' actions as reckless.
Officials in both Minneapolis and Portland continue urging demonstrators to remain peaceful as protests intensify nationwide.
According to a 50501 Movement statement issued Friday, at least 32 people died in ICE custody in 2025.
Nationwide protests erupt in US after ICE shootings
