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Gaza Confronts Starvation as Israeli Aid Restrictions Stall Relief

Humanitarian organizations say recent Israeli rules have systematically blocked aid entries, deepening the enclave’s hunger crisis.

Palestinians shop at a makeshift market in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
The body of 5-year-old Jamal al-Najjar is placed on the ground atop bricks before a funeral prayer after he died at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. The head of Nasser's pediatrics unit said Jamal, who was born with rickets, died from severe malnutrition. (AP Photo/Mariam Dagga)
FILE - Palestinians rush to collect humanitarian aid airdropped by parachutes into Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, File)
FILE - Palestinians carry sacks of flour taken from a humanitarian aid convoy en route to Gaza City, on the outskirts of Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi, File)

Overview

  • Oxfam warns that food supplies in Gaza have fallen below subsistence levels, leading to widespread starvation and alarming rates of child malnutrition.
  • A coalition of more than 100 international aid groups accused Israel of weaponizing aid through new registration measures that deny or delay relief requests.
  • Most NGOs report they have not delivered a single truck of assistance since the near-total blockade began in March, while UN agencies say allowed convoy volumes remain far short of needs.
  • Oxfam officials state that Israel has rejected over $2.5 million of their food and WASH supplies, dismissing security concerns as false and attributing denials to policy.
  • The Gaza Health Ministry confirms over 160 deaths from starvation, intensifying legal scrutiny after the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Prime Minister Netanyahu on related charges.