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 13, 2025, that nearly half a million Palestinians in Gaza face catastrophic hunger amid an ongoing Israeli blockade and military campaign.
- The critical food shortage follows Israel sealing off Gaza in early March 2024 and resuming a devastating military offensive after a ceasefire collapse.
- Gaza's farmlands are mostly destroyed, markets lack food while prices soar, water supplies dwindle, and communal kitchens struggle to feed millions dependent on aid.
- An assessment found 22% of Gaza's population, about 477,000 people, endure catastrophic hunger, with malnutrition among children doubling and treatment supplies soon running out.
- Experts say lifting the blockade and halting military actions are essential as famine risk grows, with worsening malnutrition, health collapse, and civil unrest projected if conditions persist.
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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.
Israel strike on Gaza hospital kills journalist Hassan Eslaih
Israeli forces killed at least 42 Palestinians across Gaza on Monday and 11 on Tuesday morning, health officials said, as they resumed strikes on the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis and killed Palestinian journalist Hassan Eslaih. Eslaih was the director of the Alam24 News Agency as well as a freelancer with several leading international news organisations. He was previously wounded in an Israeli attack last month while he was in the media…
57 children in Gaza die from malnutrition since March: WHO
At least 57 children in Gaza have died from the effects of malnutrition since the start of the aid blockade on March 2, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. Richard Peeperkorn, WHO representative for the West Bank and Gaza, described the current situation as “one of the world’s worst hunger crises,” caused by deliberate restrictions on humanitarian aid, including food and medical supplies. Speaking at a UN briefing in Geneva, Pee…
Israel Bombs a Hospital in Gaza and Hamas Denounces Death of Journalist Into Gaza · Global Voices
The Israeli army has announced on Tuesday that it has bombed a hospital in the Gaza Strip. It has claimed that this building was used by Hamas for "terrorist activities." At the same time, the Palestinian Islamist movement has reported the death of a journalist who was admitted. The attack puts an end to the pause in the fighting to allow the release of the American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander, captive since the Hamas attack on October 7, 202…
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