Gaza Famine Crisis: Child Dies from Starvation as UN Warns of Imminent Humanitarian Collapse

Thousands of Children in Gaza at Risk of Starvation, Warns World Food Programme

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is worsening rapidly, with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warning that the region is on the verge of total humanitarian collapse. As food aid remains scarce and blockades continue, Palestinian families in Gaza are struggling to survive.

According to the WFP, the limited humanitarian aid reaching Gaza is grossly insufficient to meet the population’s critical needs. This warning comes amid reports from Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza, where a Palestinian child tragically died from malnutrition at the Children and Maternity Hospital in Khan Younis, highlighting the urgent need for food security and medical support in the region.

Aid Centers in Gaza Become Death Traps Under Israeli Airstrikes

The situation has escalated into a deadly emergency as Israeli airstrikes target aid distribution points across Gaza. Medical sources confirmed that 14 civilians were killed in an Israeli strike on a U.S.-backed aid center in western Rafah.

The Gaza Government Media Office accused the organization of enabling Israeli operations, stating that it contributed to the deaths of over 130 civilians and injuries to nearly 1,000 people within two weeks. Human rights observers and local medical relief groups now describe these sites as "death traps" rather than safe havens.

A senior official from the Palestinian Medical Relief Society in Gaza emphasized that people are being killed while attempting to access basic supplies. He added, “The food provided is minimal and far from adequate. People are collapsing in the streets from hunger.”

UN: Gaza Humanitarian Aid Operations Face Total Shutdown Due to Fuel Blockade

UN spokesperson Farhan Haq issued a grave warning that UN humanitarian operations in Gaza could come to a complete halt within days unless Israel allows the flow of both aid and fuel into the Strip.

According to Haq, fuel supplies in Gaza are critically low, and recent reports confirmed that 260,000 liters of fuel were looted in northern Gaza over the weekend. Without urgent access to fuel and humanitarian corridors, basic services and life-saving aid efforts are at risk of collapsing entirely.

Global Silence as Gaza Faces Genocide, Starvation, and Forced Displacement

Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli military has launched a campaign that the United Nations has labeled as genocide, involving systematic killing, starvation, and forced displacement of civilians in Gaza. The assault has left more than 181,000 Palestinians dead or wounded, most of them children and women, with over 11,000 missing and hundreds of thousands displaced.

The ongoing blockade and the prevention of humanitarian aid entry into Gaza have pushed 2.2 million Palestinians toward famine, according to UN reports. The Gaza famine is not only a humanitarian emergency but also a deliberate act of starvation that violates international law.

Macron Calls Gaza Blockade “Outrageous,” Urges Immediate Ceasefire

French President Emmanuel Macron denounced the Israeli blockade on Gaza as "outrageous" and reiterated calls for an immediate ceasefire, the release of hostages, and the reopening of humanitarian corridors. He also confirmed France’s efforts to protect international activists detained by Israeli forces while delivering aid to Palestinians.

Gaza Starvation Crisis Demands Immediate International Action

As the Gaza starvation crisis deepens and children continue to die from malnutrition, the world must act to prevent a full-scale humanitarian collapse. With aid restricted, fuel blocked, and civilians under attack, Gaza faces one of the worst humanitarian disasters in modern history.