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Palestinian children face starvation under Israel’s total Gaza blockade, 50 killed
UNICEF says children face ‘growing risk of starvation, illness and death’ as Israel bars food and other aid deliveries.
Aljazeera – Thousands of Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip are facing an increased threat of starvation, the United Nations has warned, as Israel’s continued blockade of food, water and other critical supplies to the besieged and bombarded coastal territory enters its third month.
The UN’s child rights agency (UNICEF) said on Friday that more than 9,000 children had been admitted for treatment for acute malnutrition since the start of the year.
Palestinian children are living under Israel’s unrelenting bombardment of Gaza and a deepening humanitarian crisis [Abd Elhkeem Khaled/Reuters]
“For two months, children in the Gaza Strip have faced relentless bombardments while being deprived of essential goods, services and lifesaving care,” UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell said in a statement.
“With each passing day of the aid blockade, they face the growing risk of starvation, illness and death – nothing can justify this.”
Israel has blocked all humanitarian assistance from reaching Palestinians in Gaza since March 2, spurring international condemnation.
The UN’s World Food Programme said last week that its food supplies had been “depleted” amid the siege, warning that community kitchens upon which thousands of Palestinians rely would be forced to close.
At Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya, in northern Gaza, Dr. Ahmed Abu Nasir said the situation has become worse than ever due to the blockade.
“Children are in their growing stage and badly need certain nutrients, including proteins and fats,” the paediatrician told Al Jazeera. “These are not available in the Gaza Strip, particularly in the north.”
More than 52,400 Palestinians have been killed since Israel’s war on Gaza began in October 2023, according to figures from the Gaza Health Ministry.
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