Overview

• A famine has officially begun in northern Gaza, confirmed by top U.S. aid official Samantha Power, with severe malnutrition rates skyrocketing since the onset of conflict.
• Israel's promises to increase aid have not materialized effectively, with discrepancies between Israeli claims and UN records on aid delivery.
• U.S. pressure on Israel to improve humanitarian conditions has only resulted in superficial changes, with no strategic shift to genuinely protect Gazan civilians.
• Humanitarian efforts are further hampered by the arbitrary targeting of aid workers, including a recent incident involving the killing of seven aid workers from World Central Kitchen.
• The humanitarian crisis is compounded by ongoing military operations and the threat of regional escalation between Israel and Iran.