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Gaza Aid Efforts Near Collapse as Blockade Triggers Famine and Violence

Two months into Israel's total blockade, Gaza faces starvation, water scarcity, and medical crises, with aid agencies warning of an unprecedented humanitarian disaster.

Palestinians stand at the site of an Israeli strike on a tent camp sheltering displaced people, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, April 30, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled
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A man stands on the rubble of a building hit in an Israeli strike in the Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip
Palestinian children search for belongings in a house damaged by a deadly Israeli army strike in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday.

Overview

  • Israel's complete blockade of Gaza, in place since March 2, 2025, has cut off all food, water, and medical supplies to the region's 2.3 million residents.
  • The International Committee of the Red Cross reports that humanitarian operations are on the verge of collapse, with food stocks depleted and community kitchens shutting down.
  • Fights and even killings over water are being reported as access to clean water becomes nearly impossible, according to UN officials on the ground.
  • Over 420,000 people have been displaced again due to the blockade and renewed hostilities, with overcrowded shelters being targeted by airstrikes.
  • Hospitals are running out of critical supplies, including blood units, while the World Health Organization has condemned the crisis as an 'abomination,' warning of severe impacts on children.