Overview

• Eleven-year-old Yaqeen Hammad was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Deir el-Balah on May 23.
• Hammad and her brother Mohamed were part of the Ouena collective distributing food, clothing and toys to Gaza’s displaced families.
• Gaza’s Health Ministry reported over a dozen children killed in the 48 hours around her death, pushing the weekend death toll above 100.
• UNICEF and the World Food Programme warn that more than 70,000 children in Gaza now face acute malnutrition due to the blockade and bombardment.
• International leaders and aid agencies are intensifying calls for Israel to lift its siege as civilian casualties and humanitarian needs escalate.