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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    As famine looms, Israeli military kills dozens seeking aid in Gaza

    An 11-week Israeli blockade brought Gaza to the brink of famine. Now the military – and a shadowy nonprofit – are overseeing a chaotic aid rollout.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 4, 2025 • 1 min read

    An 11-week Israeli blockade brought Gaza to the brink of famine. Now the military – and a shadowy nonprofit – are overseeing a chaotic aid rollout.

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    Food crisis in Gaza, Nadya Tolokonnikova’s ‘Police State’
    1. 0:00As famine looms, Israeli military kills dozens seeking aid in GazaYou’re reading this
    2. 15:07‘Debasing his memory’: Former friend of Harvey Milk reacts to Navy ship name change
    3. 23:35Pussy Riot founder incarcerates herself for ‘Police State’ in DTLA
    4. 40:20Planning a concert picnic this summer? Here’s your menu
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      Madeleine Brand

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      Michael Fakhri

      United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, and a law professor at the University of Oregon

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Food crisis in Gaza, Nadya Tolokonnikova’s ‘Police State’
    1. 0:00As famine looms, Israeli military kills dozens seeking aid in GazaYou’re reading this
    2. 15:07‘Debasing his memory’: Former friend of Harvey Milk reacts to Navy ship name change
    3. 23:35Pussy Riot founder incarcerates herself for ‘Police State’ in DTLA
    4. 40:20Planning a concert picnic this summer? Here’s your menu
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand