Overview

• Parle-G packs that cost Rs 5 in India are selling for over Rs 2,300 in Gaza after aid shipments have been diverted to black market traders at massive markups.
• A near-total blockade since March 2 has restricted humanitarian trucks to Gaza, and the US-backed SDS1 distribution site has delivered only a fraction of needed supplies since late May.
• According to a UN nutrition cluster report, 5.8% of children under five in Gaza now suffer acute malnutrition, nearly triple the rate recorded just weeks earlier.
• Palestinian officials have documented at least 29 starvation-related deaths among children and elderly people in recent weeks, while Doctors Without Borders reports medical staff are donating blood after deadly incidents at aid queues.
• Israel insists on vetting all incoming aid to prevent Hamas from seizing supplies—a charge that Hamas rejects—prompting criticism from relief agencies over stalled and mismanaged relief efforts.