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Israeli-Enforced Starvation Persists in Gaza Despite Ceasefire
More than 1.4 million Palestinians are projected to face crisis-level food insecurity through the end of 2026, affecting 67 percent of Gaza's population as winter months approach.
Israel said on Wednesday that no commercial goods had entered the Gaza Strip in days, blaming supply shortages on a tax dispute between local merchants and Hamas.
At least 466 Palestinians have died of malnutrition and starvation since 2024, the Gaza Health Ministry said on Friday, with elderly Palestinians accounting for 40.5 percent of deaths.
Malnutrition is driving anaemia rates among pregnant women to 61 percent in 2026, while nearly 4,000 pregnancy losses occurred in the first half of 2026.
UNICEF reported that gains in tackling the hunger crisis remain fragile despite a United States-brokered ceasefire, as the Palestinian Ministry called for international action ensuring unrestricted supply entry.
Today, Friday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health warned that malnutrition and starvation rates in the Gaza Strip had reached catastrophic levels, killing children, the elderly and vulnerable groups.