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Gaza Blockade Starves Mothers, Children as Famine Looms

Hospitals lack sufficient therapeutic food supplies alongside reports of more than 150 malnutrition deaths this month.

Palestinians walk carrying sacks of flour near Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on July 27, 2025, after trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered into northern Gaza coming from the Zikim border crossing. Jordanian and Emirati planes dropped food into Gaza on July 27, as Israel began a limited "tactical pause" in military operations to allow the UN and aid agencies to tackle a deepening hunger crisis. (Photo by BASHAR TALEB/AFP via Getty Images)
The cover image of the New York Times on Friday, July 25, showed a child the caption said had been born healthy before suffering malnutrition in Gaza. (Screenshot)
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Overview

  • Almost half of pregnant and breastfeeding women in Gaza are severely malnourished according to Medical Aid for Palestinians, marking a 10 percent rise since May.
  • In the first half of July, more than 5,000 children under five received outpatient malnutrition treatment with 18 percent in the severest category; hospital admissions climbed from 39 in June to 73 this month.
  • The Gaza Health Ministry has confirmed 151 malnutrition deaths including 89 children; a UN-backed food security body warns that famine thresholds have been breached.
  • Forced displacement orders on July 20 forced the closure of a key nutrition center in Deir al-Balah, disrupting access under a blockade that restricts aid convoys.
  • Emergency pauses in fighting alongside airdropped supplies have fallen far short of needs; WHO nutrition lead Marina Adrianopoli warns of critical shortages of therapeutic foods and formulas.