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Gaza Faces Catastrophic Hunger Crisis as Blockade Reaches Third Month

Doctors warn of severe starvation within a week, with 57 children already dead and over 3,500 at imminent risk of starvation.

Palestinians gather as they receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, April 29, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled/File Photo
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Osama al-Raqab, 5, whose mother says his cystic fibrosis has worsened since the start of the war due to the lack of meat, fish and enzyme tablets to help him digest food, is being treated at the malnutrition clinic in Nasser hospital, Khan Younis, Gaza, on Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinians wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, April 28, 2025. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed/File Photo

Overview

  • Israel’s total blockade of Gaza, now in its third month, has cut off food, fuel, and medical supplies, leaving aid stocks depleted and families desperate.
  • Medical reports confirm 57 pediatric starvation deaths, with over 3,500 children under five facing imminent death and nearly 290,000 children on the brink of starvation.
  • UNICEF data shows acute malnutrition cases among Gaza’s children doubled in March, with over 9,000 treated for severe malnutrition since the start of the year.
  • Aid groups accuse Israel of weaponizing starvation, while Israel defends the blockade as necessary to pressure Hamas for hostage releases, alleging aid diversion by Hamas.
  • Gaza’s health system is collapsing, with doctors unable to treat critical injuries or malnutrition effectively, as food prices soar and community kitchens shut down.