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Aid Shortfalls Push Gaza Toward Famine as Hostage Footage Fuels Outrage

Aid deliveries have plummeted to a fraction of daily needs, prompting alarms over famine conditions after the death of a malnourished 17-year-old.

This screengrab from a video released on August 1, 2025 by the armed wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas, shows Israeli hostage Evyatar David, 24, looking weak and malnourished.
Families of hostages protest, demanding the release from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, at the plaza known as the hostages square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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In one of the videos, Israeli hostage Evyatar David tells the camera that he is “digging his own grave.”

Overview

  • The IPC warns that Gaza has reached famine thresholds, with acute malnutrition and widespread starvation across the territory.
  • Only 36 aid trucks entered Gaza on August 2, far below the 600 daily deliveries Palestinian officials say are needed.
  • Gaza Health Ministry data show at least 169 starvation and malnutrition deaths, including 93 children, since October 2023, most recently 17-year-old Atef Abu Khater after his weight plunged to 25 kg.
  • Hamas released videos of emaciated Israeli hostages, such as Evyatar David digging what he described as his grave, intensifying Israeli public outrage over captive treatment.
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed “profound shock” at the footage and mediators are pressing for expanded humanitarian corridors and renewed ceasefire talks to secure aid and prisoner releases.