Strikes further strain supposed ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, and came as Iran said US had violated separate truce The continuing US-Israel war on Iran has compounded other global disasters to drive record numbers of people into hunger at a time when funding to combat famine has fallen dramatically, the head of the UN World Food Programme has said. The WFP says 363 million people around the world are now at risk of acute hunger, 45 million of them as a result of conflict in the Middle East and the consequent oil price spike. Continue reading...
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WED · 2026-05-27 · 07:49 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0527-79508
NSR-2026-0527-79508News Report·EN·Conflict
Middle East crisis live: Lebanon hit by one of the heaviest days of Israeli bombing in weeks
Lebanon experienced one of its heaviest days of Israeli bombing in weeks, further straining a supposed ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. This occurred as Iran stated the US had violated a separate truce.
Taz AliThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-05-27 · 07:49 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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Lebanon experienced one of its heaviest days of Israeli bombing in weeks, further straining a supposed ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. This occurred as Iran stated the US had violated a separate truce. The UN World Food Programme head reported that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, described as a "US-Israel war on Iran," has contributed to a record number of people facing hunger globally. The WFP estimates 363 million people are at risk of acute hunger worldwide, with 45 million of those cases linked to the Middle East conflict and resulting oil price increases. Funding to combat famine has also fallen dramatically.
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45 million of those at risk of acute hunger are as a result of conflict in the Middle East and the consequent oil price spike.
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363 million people around the world are now at risk of acute hunger.
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The continuing US-Israel war on Iran has compounded other global disasters to drive record numbers of people into hunger.
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Lebanon was hit by one of the heaviest days of Israeli bombing in weeks.
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