Overview

• Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini cautioned that children already weakened by hunger may not survive new displacement during Israel’s Gaza City operation without an immediate crisis plan.
• UNRWA data show a six-fold jump in child malnutrition in Gaza City since March, with screenings indicating a rapid deterioration in recent months.
• Nearly 100,000 children under five have been screened by UNRWA clinics since March, revealing widespread acute malnutrition across the strip.
• In Gaza City, nearly one in three children is now malnourished, according to figures Lazzarini posted on his official X account.
• UNRWA says aid has been largely blocked for almost six months despite warehouses in Egypt and Jordan holding supplies for roughly 6,000 trucks, including three months of food, while Israel’s COGAT has previously denied restricting deliveries.