US EditionFood security experts warn Gaza is at critical risk of famine if Israel doesn't end its blockade
- Food security experts warned on May 12, 2025, that nearly half a million Palestinians in Gaza face catastrophic hunger amid an ongoing Israeli blockade and military campaign.
- The blockade, which began fully on March 2, 2025, and continued airstrikes and ground operations have devastated Gaza's food production and supply, contributing to critical food insecurity.
- A recent assessment indicated that approximately 22% of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents—around 477,000 people—are experiencing the most severe level of hunger. This crisis is compounded by extensive damage to farmland and a failure in water supply systems caused by fuel shortages.
- UN and aid officials noted that malnutrition cases, especially among children, have doubled since February, supplies are nearly exhausted, and communal kitchens face closure as food prices soar beyond reach.
- Should the current siege and ongoing military operations continue, experts warn that Gaza will face severe famine, a total breakdown of healthcare services, rising disease rates, and escalating civil unrest.
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Malnutrition, depleted stocks... in Gaza, more than one in five people are threatened with famine
The total Israeli blockade over the past ten weeks has exhausted the stocks accumulated during the truce of the beginning of the year, according to data from UN agencies and NGOs.
Top UN general warns 'hunger used as weapon of war' to starve Palestinians
Palestinians queue to receive hot meals distributed by charity organisations amid the ongoing Israeli attacks and blockade, in Nuseirat camp, central Gaza on May 13, 2025 (Picture: Getty) Ten weeks into a ‘fabricated, man-made and politically motivated famine’, Palestinians in Gaza are starving. With United Nations food distribution centres shut down, bakeries bombed and humanitarian access throttled by Israel, people are resorting to eating ani…
Warning that hunger in Gaza to impact 'entire generation' after 55 children die from malnutrition
The IDF's military campaign against Hamas has left half a million people facing starvation, and the World Health Organisation has warned that the situation is particularly acute among children.
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