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Hamas gives ceasefire proposal response to mediators, official says, as Israel urged to let supplies into Gaza – Middle East crisis live

Palestinian official close to the talks says Hamas has given its response, while head of WHO says Gaza is suffering man-made mass starvation

Mohammed’s skeletal arms stick out of a romper with a grinning emoji-face and the slogan “smiley boy”, which in a Gaza hospital reads as a cruel joke. He spends much of the day crying from hunger, or gnawing at his own emaciated fingers.

At seven months old, he weighs barely 4kg (9lbs) and this is the second time he has been admitted for treatment. His face is gaunt, his limbs little more than bones covered in baggy skin and his ribs protrude painfully from his chest.

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