Gaza: UN humanitarian organizations have called for urgent action following announcements from medical sources in the Gaza Strip that more than 100 children have died due to malnutrition since the onset of the war in October 2023.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has described the child death toll exceeding 100 as "a catastrophic milestone that stains the world's reputation and calls for urgent, long-overdue action." The World Food Programme has indicated that over 300,000 children in Gaza are at severe risk, with reports that more than a third of the population has gone without food for days at a time.
OCHA confirmed that meeting food needs requires more than 62,000 tons per month, while the quantities allowed to enter remain far below the minimum necessary for the survival of approximately two million people. The United Nations and its partners managed to bring limited food, fuel, and supplies through the Kerem Shalom crossing on Sunday, but the shipments were unloaded before reaching their destinations.
The report further states that Israeli authorities allow the entry of approximately 150,000 liters of fuel per day, which is insufficient to ensure the continuation of life-saving operations. More than half of Gaza's ambulances have reportedly stopped operating due to a shortage of fuel and spare parts.
The Food and Agriculture Organization has warned that only 1.5 percent of the Strip's agricultural land remains suitable for agriculture, indicating a near-total collapse of the local food system.
