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The people of the Gaza Strip are enduring one of the most severe humanitarian disasters in modern history, as a months-long siege has turned into an outright famine, claiming the lives of children, women, and the elderly.
Gaza’s Ministry of Health announced on Friday the death of three more individuals in the past 24 hours due to malnutrition and starvation, bringing the total number of deaths to 376, including 134 children — a toll that underscores the gravity of the humanitarian collapse.
Since the announcement of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), 98 deaths have been recorded as directly linked to hunger, including 19 children, highlighting that the crisis is no longer just a UN warning, but a worsening daily reality.
Hospitals Overwhelmed
Doctors in Gaza’s hospitals speak of long lines of children suffering from acute malnutrition and dehydration — some arriving in such critical condition that saving them is nearly impossible.
A severe shortage of medicines and nutritional supplements is compounding the suffering of medical teams, who describe the situation as a “silent catastrophe.”
Families Facing the Unknown
In the devastated neighborhoods of northern Gaza, many families rely on wild herbs or makeshift meals that fail to meet basic nutritional needs. Some families are forced to serve only one meal every two days, while child malnutrition rates are rising to unprecedented levels.
Urgent Calls for Intervention
The Ministry of Health has appealed to the international community and humanitarian organizations to act immediately to bring in aid and open safe corridors, warning that the continuation of this starvation policy amounts to a “slow-motion genocide” targeting more than two million people.
As the harrowing numbers continue to rise, individual human stories remain living testimony to a tragedy that deepens further — far from the eyes of the world.
