News in Brief 2 May 2024

WFP food warehouse stormed by desperate civilians, as starvation loomsThe UN honours the service and sacrifice of peacekeepersA new $15 million initiative to boost sustainable development in the Congo Basin 

Climate change: World likely to breach 1.5°C limit in next five yearsGaza: 50,000 children killed in less than 600 days warns UNICEFEssential supplies reach Sudanese hospital: WHO 

Gaza: UN agencies call for an aid ‘surge’ as Israeli distribution plan beginsUkraine’s battered communities face ongoing deadly Russian attacksSudan’s health system is on the brink of collapse, warns the WHO 

Israel and the U.S. see an opportunity for a truce after Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's death. Leaders of European Union member states remain divided on the Ukraine crisis. Chinese authorities remain upbeat about the country’s economy with 4.8 percent growth in the first three quart ... Show More

Israeli military forces carried out strikes on dozens of targets across Gaza early on Tuesday, leaving more than 400 people dead. Emma Graham-Harrison reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus 

La trêve entre Israël et le Hamas a déjà volé en éclats. Elle n'aura duré que deux mois. Lundi 17 mars, l'État hébreu a bombardé, de manière particulièrement intensive, la bande de Gaza. Le bilan est lourd: au moins 500 Palestiniens ont été tués selon la défense civile de Gaza, d ... Show More

Donald Trump says the U-S will own and redevelop the Gaza Strip after forcibly removing all Palestinians- but faces immediate international pushback... Aboriginal legal and human rights groups hit out at the Victorian government over controversial proposed bail laws... and Footba ... Show More

Hamas says it has delivered a "positive response" to mediators on Gaza ceasefire proposal - but wants guarantee that Israel's bombardment will not resume. Also: President Trump signs flagship tax package into law. 

The UN is warning that millions of Sudanese refugees fleeing war are at risk, after drastic cuts to food programmes. Also: Palestinians in Gaza report one of the worst nights of Israeli bombing in weeks and why Wimbledon is changing one of its oldest traditions. 

Israel's latest operations in central Gaza continue. Gaza's Media Office says at least 27 people have been killed and dozens injured in a strike on a school sheltering displaced people. The Israel Defense Forces has confirmed the attack. 

The Guardian’s Jerusalem correspondent Bethan McKernan explains the pact reached between Israel and Hamas to halt fighting. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus