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Many patients die simply because we cannot treat them in time. One of the most painful things to witness today is the suffering of children… we receive dozens of injuries, often with devastating wounds - burns, amputations, and severe head trauma,
he told The Independent from inside the medical centre
Since the ceasefire collapsed in March 2025, conditions have deteriorated further in Gaza, compounded by nearly nine weeks of an ongoing blockade on humanitarian aid. The entire population in Gaza is rapidly running out of food and essential supplies with increasing risks of famine,
the agency saidThe lack of aid reaching ordinary Gazans is appalling,
she saidMost of the time, we have patients lying on the floor. Wounds are taking a long time to heal due to severe malnutrition and the toxic effects of the explosives on the wounds. The operating theatres are overwhelmed,
he saidNo one is distributing anything to us. Everyone is waiting for aid, but we haven't received anything,
she said
None of this aid - that is a very limited number of trucks - has reached the Gaza population,
said Antoine Renard, country director of the World Food Program
I'm here since eight in the morning, just to get one plate for six people while it is not enough for one person,
said Mahmoud al-Haw, who says he often waits for up to six hours a day hoping for some lentil soup to keep his children aliveThis exacerbates the man-made catastrophe in the Gaza Strip and poses a serious threat to the security and stability of the region. Israel should allow and facilitate the entry of humanitarian assistance without impediment from all land routes and crossings along with utilizing air and sea aid delivery to address the catastrophic situation in Gaza,
the committee said while emphasizing
While IDF soldiers are fighting Hamas, there are those who are strengthening the false propaganda against the state of Israel,
Netanyahu, who leads the most rightwing government in Israel’s history, said
So far ... none of the supplies have been able to leave the Kerem Shalom loading area,
said U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric,
The situation in the Gaza Strip is increasingly worrying and painful,
he said
It is time to end the war of extermination against the Palestinian people. I reiterate that we will not leave, and we will remain here on the land of our homeland, Palestine,
Abbas said, demanding the immediate entry of aid, the release of detainees, and a full withdrawal from Gaza
We don’t want anything other than that they end the war. We don’t want charity kitchens. Even dogs wouldn’t eat this, let alone children,
she said, pointing at the soup
There are 14,000 babies that will die in the next 48 hours unless we can reach them."
UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher on Tuesday
Israel has never allowed famine or starvation to actually occur in Gaza, and once again, Israel is letting aid in to ensure it doesn't happen."
Israel War Room X accountLet me describe what is on those trucks, this is baby food, baby nutrition,
Fletcher saidWe need to get the supplies in as soon as possible, ... ideally within the next 48 hours."
added the statement, also reported by U.K. publication the Jewish Chronicle,Nearly 71,000 annual cases of acute malnutrition among children aged 6 to 59 months, including 14,100 severe cases, are expected to occur between April 2025 and March 2026."
IPC partnership [Integrated Food Security Phase Classification] in May 12 reportDebunked: UN official's claim 14,000 Gazan babies could die in 48 hours was untrue."
A headline on a Times of Israel report on Wednesday saidThe Israeli authorities’ decision to allow a ridiculously inadequate amount of aid into Gaza after months of an air-tight siege signals their intention to avoid the accusation of starving people in Gaza, while, in fact, keeping them barely surviving,
Coissard said