The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has intensified, with reports of widespread hunger and malnutrition among children, particularly in the northern part of the strip. Efforts to ramp up aid delivery have been hampered, with Israel being accused of using hunger as a weapon of war and impeding the flow of aid. The Gaza Ministry of Health reports a death toll of 31,553 and 73,546 injuries since the onset of Israel's military offensive on October 7. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) highlights that one in three children under the age of 2 in northern Gaza is now acutely malnourished, indicating a fast-spreading crisis reaching unprecedented levels. The situation is described as a man-made famine, with "Israel faces [a] crisis of its own making" and 72% of the victims being children and women. The daily death rate is surpassing that of any other major conflict in the 21st century, with the potential for widespread famine becoming almost inevitable.
Israel’s assault on Gaza has killed more than 31,500 people, mostly women and children, Gaza’s health ministry reported Saturday. Many more are expected to be trapped under the rubble. Widespread famine is becoming ‘almost inevitable’ in Gaza, according to the UN. #CGTNAmerica https://t.co/Otblchi18j
At least 31,553 Palestinians have been killed, and 73,546 injured since October 7, in Israel’s military offensive on the #Gaza Strip, the enclave’s health ministry says. https://t.co/PRYW8MFncr
As Israel uses starvation as a key part of its negotiating strategy (a war crime), "one in three children under age 2 in northern Gaza is now acutely malnourished and famine is looming, the main U.N. agency operating in the Palestinian enclave said." https://t.co/Kfkju8teD0
⚡UNRWA: A third of children in northern Gaza under two years old suffer from acute malnutrition
The Gaza Ministry of Health says at least 63 Palestinians were killed and 112 others injured during the last 24 hours as a result of the ongoing Israeli genocide in the Gaza Strip. It said the number only includes fatalities transported to hospitals and documented in its records. https://t.co/6RjkQwP8l6
"Children's malnutrition is spreading fast and reaching unprecedented levels in Gaza," the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said in a social media post. https://t.co/kBWzaraz2l
BREAKING: Health ministry says Gaza death toll has risen to 31,553
BREAKING: UN Relief and Works agency says that '1 in 3 children under 2 years of age are now acutely malnourished in northern Gaza'.
Baby Anhar was one of at least 23 children to have died by starvation due to the ongoing Israeli blockade on Gaza. 1 in 3 children under the age of 2 suffer from malnutrition in Gaza. https://t.co/COGvUlG0pq
One in three children below the age of 2 in Gaza suffering from malnutrition, according to the UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA). https://t.co/4pjB4fDx4M
🚨 1 in 3 children under 2 years of age are now acutely malnourished in northern #Gaza. Children's malnutrition is spreading fast and reaching unprecedented levels in #Gaza. Famine is looming. There is no time to waste. @UNICEF @UNICEFmena @unicefchief https://t.co/YbkEf2C9ay
LIVE UPDATES: New report shows Gaza children suffer acute malnutrition https://t.co/LzO5WWaHBG
The organization that helps the world's most disadvantaged children in the world's toughest places. 31% of children in Gaza - 1 in 3 under age 2 - suffer from acute malnutrition - @UNICEF https://t.co/3wUno6cyjh
According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, 72% of the victims of the Israeli war in Gaza are children and women, with the daily death rate surpassing that of any other major conflict in the 21st century. https://t.co/iq5A6YIEgN
"Israel faces [a] crisis of its own making as chaos and hunger engulf Gaza"; 1. Israel destroyed Gaza and displaced most of the people without plans to feed them. 2. Israel has let in only drips & drabs of aid to pursue its starvation negotiating strategy. https://t.co/wQiEx5269L
At least 31,490 Palestinians have been killed and 73,439 wounded since October 7 in Israel’s military offensive on the #Gaza Strip, the enclave’s health ministry says. https://t.co/0bTcd7dyR0
Gaza Ministry of Health: The number of civilians killed as a result of Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since October 7 has risen to 31,341, and the number of injured to 73,134. https://t.co/QOdGUFvCZi
Israel says there's no limit to amount of aid to Gaza. But UN officials warn Israel's siege is creating a man-made famine& EU's Borrell accused Israel of using hunger as a weapon of war. For this deep dive I was told how Israel is blocking/impeding aid 🧵https://t.co/D3gSrAS5M3
Israel is starving approximately one million children in Gaza, while also causing the deaths of around 15,000 infants and children, and displacing about 800,000 children. #GazaGenocide https://t.co/prntrlL8d2
"We're dealing with daily cases of children dying of hunger." Devastating scenes from northern Gaza in this #c4news report, filmed by local journalists. Despite new efforts to get aid into Gaza, the north is seeing widespread hunger amongst children. https://t.co/RpVRgy4aSK
"We're dealing with cases daily of children dying of hunger." Despite new efforts to ramp up delivery aid into Gaza, the north of the strip is seeing a widespread hunger rampant amongst children. https://t.co/qBRbYdnXGY