"In the first three months of Israel's genocidal war on Gaza in 2023, only four deaths were officially attributed to starvation by health officials in Gaza. By 2024, that number rose to 49. But it was in 2025 the year the siege reached its suffocating zenith that the death toll exploded, reaching 422 deaths in a single year. This represents a staggering 760 percent increase in starvation deaths in just 12 months."
"The reality on the ground was unequivocal. We raised the alarm when we started seeing the first children dying, Fakhri explained, noting that the crisis met the strict technical criteria for famine. The Health Ministry in Gaza gave the breakdown of the victims: 40.63 percent were elderly (over 60), and 34.74 percent were children. In 2025 alone, cases among children under five spiked from 2,754 in January to 14,383 in August."
In Gaza starvation deaths rose sharply from four in early 2023 to 49 in 2024 and then to 422 in 2025, a 760 percent jump in one year. On-the-ground indicators met strict technical criteria for famine, while the global IPC standard is considered conservative. The Health Ministry reported 40.63 percent of victims were elderly and 34.74 percent were children. Child malnutrition cases under five surged from 2,754 in January 2025 to 14,383 in August. Legal experts and affected Palestinians characterize prolonged siege and aid restrictions as deliberate weaponization of food and aid.
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