Severe restrictions on humanitarian aid in Gaza have raised fears of mass starvation as doctors report being famished, and journalists struggle to reach clinics. Aid flow has been halted by Israel as a strategy against Hamas, resulting in nearly one in three Gazans not eating for days. The health ministry reports 111 deaths from starvation since the war commenced, including infants suffering from malnutrition. Conditions in hospitals are dire, with an increase in malnourished children being admitted, worsening overall health outcomes as their bodies weaken and collapse.
Doctors and medics in Gaza are suffering from severe hunger themselves, experiencing dizziness during their rounds, while journalists struggle to walk to clinics due to weakness.
The humanitarian crisis is deepening with nearly one in three Gazans going days without food, leading to rising malnutrition and starvation deaths, reportedly 111 since the war began.
Inside Nasser Hospital, families express despair as babies suffer from malnutrition; the environment is so stark that the loudest noise comes from barely functioning fans in the oppressive heat.
The International Rescue Committee notes a disturbing increase in malnutrition cases among children; their bodies are weakening, unable to breathe as immune systems fail.
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