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Gaza Faces Famine as Israeli Blockade Halts Aid Operations

World Central Kitchen and other major relief groups have ceased food aid in Gaza, warning of widespread hunger and malnutrition as aid remains blocked at border crossings.

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Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on an UNRWA school sheltering displaced people, in the Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip, May 7, 2025. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
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Overview

  • World Central Kitchen has fully suspended food aid in Gaza after exhausting supplies, leaving over 133,000 daily meal recipients without sustenance.
  • More than 80% of Gaza's community kitchens have shut down due to lack of food and fuel, cutting off a critical food source for hundreds of thousands of people.
  • UNICEF reports that over 9,000 children have been admitted for acute malnutrition this year, with nutrition centers closing and supplies running out.
  • The International Committee of the Red Cross has condemned the blockade as 'unacceptable,' warning of an imminent humanitarian collapse in Gaza.
  • Trucks loaded with food and fuel remain stranded at Gaza's borders, with international calls for Israel to lift the blockade intensifying.