Overview

• A coalition of 111 aid and human rights groups issued a joint statement declaring that “mass starvation” is now spreading across Gaza.
• Gaza’s Ministry of Health confirmed at least 111 Palestinians, including 80 children, have perished from forced starvation under the blockade.
• United Nations agencies say two million people in Gaza face extreme shortages after aid deliveries averaged just 70 trucks per day versus the 500–600 needed.
• Warehouses holding tonnes of food, water and medical supplies remain inaccessible both outside Gaza’s entry points and inside the enclave due to Israeli restrictions.
• US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff traveled to Europe to meet Israeli officials in Rome, aiming to break the deadlock in ceasefire negotiations and open a humanitarian corridor.