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Free Malaysia Today
27-07-2025
- Health
- Free Malaysia Today
4 Gaza children starve to death in deepening hunger crisis
Palestinian health officials say at least 101 people have died of hunger during the conflict, including 80 children, with most of them in recent weeks. (AP pic) GAZA : A six-week-old infant and three other children have died of starvation in Gaza in the past 24 hours, local health officials said, with malnutrition and starvation now killing Palestinians faster than at any point in the 21-month war. The infant died at a hospital ward in northern Gaza, the health officials said, naming him as Yousef al-Safadi. The teenager, 13-year-old Abdulhamid al-Ghalban, died in a hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis. The other two were not named. Palestinian health officials say at least 101 people have died of hunger during the conflict, including 80 children, with most of them in recent weeks. In the past 24 hours, there have been 15 reported deaths. Israel controls all aid supplies into the war-ravaged enclave, where most of the population has been displaced multiple times and faces acute shortages of basic necessities. The head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency said on Tuesday that its staff, as well as doctors and humanitarian workers, were fainting on duty in Gaza due to hunger and exhaustion. 'No one is spared: caretakers in Gaza are also in need of care. Doctors, nurses, journalists and humanitarians are hungry,' UNRWA commissioner general Philippe Lazzarini said in a statement. Israel's military said that it 'views the transfer of humanitarian aid into Gaza as a matter of utmost importance', and works to facilitate its entry in coordination with the international community. It has denied accusations it is preventing aid from reaching Gaza and has accused Palestinian rebel group Hamas of stealing food, an allegation Hamas denies. Food and medicine shortages 'Hospitals are already overwhelmed by the number of casualties from gunfire. They can't provide much more help for hunger-related symptoms because of food and medicine shortages,' said Khalil al-Deqran, a spokesman for the health ministry. Deqran said some 600,000 people were suffering from malnutrition, including at least 60,000 pregnant women. Symptoms among those going hungry include dehydration and anaemia, he said. Baby formula is in critically short supply, according to aid groups, doctors and residents. Israel says its assault on Gaza aims to destroy Hamas, which waged the deadliest attack in Israel's history on Oct 7, 2023, killing at least 1,200 Israelis including civilians, by its tallies. Israeli bombs and gunfire have killed nearly 60,000 people in Gaza since then, according to local health authorities. Tank shelling killed another 16 people living in tents in Gaza City on Tuesday, as Israeli troops launched attacks across the strip, health officials said. The Israeli military said it wasn't aware of any incident, or artillery in the area at that time. The health ministry said at least 72 Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire and military strikes in the past 24 hours. More trucks needed Daily food gathering has become a deadly task for Gazans, with UNRWA estimating that more than 1,000 people have died while trying to receive food aid since May. On Tuesday, men and boys lugged sacks of flour past destroyed buildings and tarpaulins in Gaza City, grabbing what food they could from aid warehouses. 'We haven't eaten for five days,' said Mohammed Jundia. 'Famine is killing people.' Israeli military statistics showed on Tuesday that an average of 146 trucks of aid per day had entered Gaza over the course of the war. The US has said a minimum of 600 trucks per day are needed to feed Gaza's population. Twenty-five Western countries, which have backed Israel's war against Hamas, issued a statement on Monday condemning Israel over the 'inhuman killing' of civilians in Gaza, but there was no indication that further action would be taken against Israel. The EU remains divided over how hard a line to take, with Germany refraining from signing the statement. In Britain, foreign minister David Lammy told Sky News that London would wait to see what happened in the coming weeks and would consider other acts 'if we do not see the ceasefire that we want to see'. Israel and Hamas are engaged in indirect talks in Doha aimed at reaching a 60-day truce and hostage deal, although there has been no sign of breakthrough.
SBS Australia
23-07-2025
- Health
- SBS Australia
'Israel is not yielding': Fifteen people, including baby, starve to death in Gaza in one day
A six-week-old baby boy is among 15 people who have starved to death in the last 24 hours in Gaza, according to doctors who say a wave of hunger that has loomed over the enclave for months is now finally crashing down. The family of the boy, Yousef, couldn't find baby formula to feed him, his uncle, Adham al-Safadi, said. "You can't get milk anywhere, and if you do find any, it's $100 for a tub," he said, looking at his dead nephew. Three of the other Palestinians who died of hunger over the last day were also children, including 13-year-old Abdulhamid al-Ghalban, who died in a hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis. While the threat of famine has long loomed in Gaza since October 7, Palestinian officials say dozens of deaths are now being recorded directly related to hunger. At least 101 people are known to have died of hunger during the conflict, according to Palestinian officials, including 80 children, most of them in just the last few weeks. Gaza has witnessed its food stocks run out since Israel cut off all supplies to the territory in March and then lifted that blockade in May with new measures it says are needed to prevent aid from being diverted to militant groups. Israel, which controls all supplies entering Gaza, denies that it is responsible for shortages of food. More than 800 people have been killed in recent weeks trying to reach food in Gaza, mostly in mass shootings by Israeli soldiers posted near distribution centres of a new, United States-backed aid organisation. Muhammad Zakariya Ayyoub al-Matouq, a one-year-old baby in Gaza, faces life-threatening malnutrition as the humanitarian situation worsens due to ongoing Israeli attacks and blockade. Source: Getty / Anadolu The United Nations has rejected this system as inherently unsafe and a violation of humanitarian neutrality principles, which are necessary to ensure that distribution succeeds. UN secretary-general António Guterres called the situation for the 2.3 million residents of the Palestinian enclave a "horror show". "We are seeing the last gasp of a humanitarian system built on humanitarian principles," Guterres told the UN Security Council. "That system is being denied the conditions to function." Israeli activists take part in a protest against the war in the Gaza Strip, Israel's measures regarding food distribution and the forced displacement of Palestinians, in Tel Aviv, Israel. Source: AP / Ohad Zwigenberg The Norwegian Refugee Council, which supported hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza in the first year of the war, said its aid stocks were now depleted and some of its own staff were starving. "Our last tent, our last food parcel, our last relief items have been distributed. There is nothing left," its secretary-general Jan Egeland told Reuters. "Israel is not yielding. They just want to paralyse our work," he said. The head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency said on Tuesday its staff, as well as doctors and humanitarian workers, were fainting on duty in Gaza due to hunger and exhaustion. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday images of civilians killed during the distribution of aid were "unbearable" and urged Israel to deliver on pledges to improve the situation. Food and medicine shortages On Tuesday, men and boys lugged sacks of flour past destroyed buildings and tarpaulins in Gaza City, grabbing what food they could from aid warehouses. "We haven't eaten for five days," Mohammed Jundia said. Israeli military statistics showed an average of 146 trucks of aid per day had entered Gaza over the course of the war. Palestinians gather flour from the ground after an airstrike on a warehouse. Source: AAP / Hasan Alzaanin / TASS / Sipa USA The US has said a minimum of 600 trucks per day are needed to feed Gaza's population. "Hospitals are already overwhelmed by the number of casualties from gunfire. They can't provide much more help for hunger-related symptoms because of food and medicine shortages," said Khalil al-Deqran, a spokesperson for the health ministry. Deqran said some 600,000 people were suffering from malnutrition, including at least 60,000 pregnant women. Symptoms among those going hungry include dehydration and anaemia, he said. Baby formula, in particular, is in critically short supply, according to aid groups, doctors, and residents. The health ministry said at least 72 Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire and military strikes in the past 24 hours, including 16 people living in tents in Gaza City. Nearly 60,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's subsequent campaign against Hamas in Gaza, according to Palestinian health officials, and flattened much of the densely populated strip, which is home to more than two million people.
Yahoo
22-07-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Medics say four Gaza children starve to death in hunger crisis
STORY: A six-week-old infant and three other children have died of starvation in Gaza in the past 24 hours. That's according to local health officials, who said malnutrition and starvation are now killing Palestinians faster than at any point in the 21-month war. The infant died at a hospital ward in northern Gaza, the health officials said, naming him as Yousef al-Safadi. The teenager, 13-year-old Abdulhamid al-Ghalban, died in a hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis. The other two were not named. Palestinian health officials say at least 101 people have died of hunger during the conflict, including 80 children, with most of them in recent weeks. In Gaza City, Mohammed Jundia said he hadn't eaten in five days. An injury prevents him from getting to aid sites. Someone pitied him and gave him a bag of flour. He said, "We don't have food available, we don't have anything to drink, nothing is available. The famine is killing people. The distance we walk is too far away.' Israel controls all aid supplies into the war-ravaged enclave, where most of the population has been displaced multiple times and faces acute shortages of basic necessities. "Gaza has become hell on earth, and no place is safe." The head of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency said on Tuesday that its staff, as well as doctors and humanitarian workers, were fainting on duty in Gaza due to hunger and exhaustion. "Doctors, nurses, journalists, humanitarians, among them UNRWA staff, are hungry." Israel's military said that it "views the transfer of humanitarian aid into Gaza as a matter of utmost importance", and works to facilitate its entry in coordination with the international community. It has denied accusations it is preventing aid from reaching Gaza and has accused Palestinian militant group Hamas of stealing food, an allegation Hamas denies. Israeli military statistics showed on Tuesday that an average of 146 trucks of aid per day had entered Gaza over the course of the war. The United States has said a minimum of 600 trucks per day are needed to feed Gaza's population.
CBC
22-07-2025
- Health
- CBC
At least 4 Gaza children starve to death in deepening hunger crisis, medics say
A six-week-old infant and three other children have died of starvation in Gaza in the past 24 hours, local health officials said, with malnutrition and starvation now killing Palestinians faster than at any point in the 21-month war. The infant died at a hospital ward in northern Gaza, the health officials said, naming him as Yousef al-Safadi. A teenager, 13-year-old Abdulhamid al-Ghalban, died in a hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis. The other two were not named. Palestinian health officials say at least 101 people have died of hunger during the conflict, including 80 children, with most of them in recent weeks. In the past 24 hours, there have been 15 reported deaths. Israel controls all aid supplies into the war-ravaged enclave, where most of the population has been displaced multiple times and faces acute shortages of basic necessities. The head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency said on Tuesday that its staff, as well as doctors and humanitarian workers, were fainting on duty in Gaza due to hunger and exhaustion. "No one is spared: caretakers in Gaza are also in need of care. Doctors, nurses, journalists and humanitarians are hungry," UNRWA commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini said in a statement. WATCH | Israeli offensive targets humanitarian hub of Deir Al-Balah: Israeli offensive targets humanitarian hub of Deir al-Balah 14 hours ago Israel's military said that it "views the transfer of humanitarian aid into Gaza as a matter of utmost importance" and works to facilitate its entry in co-ordination with the international community. It has denied accusations it is preventing aid from reaching Gaza and has accused Palestinian militant group Hamas of stealing food, an allegation Hamas denies. Food and medicine shortages Khalil al-Deqran, a spokesperson for the Health Ministry, said some 600,000 people were suffering from malnutrition, including at least 60,000 pregnant women. Symptoms among those going hungry include dehydration and anemia, he said. "Hospitals are already overwhelmed by the number of casualties from gunfire. They can't provide much more help for hunger-related symptoms because of food and medicine shortages." Baby formula is in critically short supply, according to aid groups, doctors and residents. Israel says its assault on Gaza aims to destroy Hamas, which waged the deadliest attack in Israel's history on Oct. 7, 2023, killing at least 1,200 Israelis including civilians, by its tallies. Israeli bombs and gunfire have killed nearly 60,000 people in Gaza since then, according to local health authorities. Tank shelling killed another 16 people living in tents in Gaza City on Tuesday, as Israeli troops launched attacks across the strip, health officials said. The Israeli military said it wasn't aware of any incident or artillery in the area at that time. The Health Ministry said at least 72 Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire and military strikes in the past 24 hours. Finding food has become a deadly task Daily food gathering has become a deadly task for Gazans, with UNRWA estimating that more than 1,000 people have died while trying to receive food aid since May. On Tuesday, men and boys lugged sacks of flour past destroyed buildings and tarpaulins in Gaza City, grabbing what food they could from aid warehouses. "We haven't eaten for five days," said Mohammed Jundia. "Famine is killing people." Israeli military statistics showed on Tuesday that an average of 146 trucks of aid per day had entered Gaza over the course of the war. The United States has said a minimum of 600 trucks per day are needed to feed Gaza's population. WATCH | Canada's prime minister calls for aid in Gaza to be expanded 'at scale': Carney calls for aid in Gaza to be expanded 'at scale' 19 hours ago Twenty-five Western countries, which have backed Israel's war against Hamas, issued a statement on Monday condemning Israel over the "inhuman killing" of civilians in Gaza, but there was no indication that further action would be taken against Israel. The European Union remains divided over how hard a line to take, with Germany refraining from signing the statement. In Britain, Foreign Minister David Lammy told Sky News that London would wait to see what happened in the coming weeks and would consider other acts "if we do not see the ceasefire that we want to see." Israel and Hamas are engaged in indirect talks in Doha aimed at reaching a 60-day truce and hostage deal, although there has been no sign of breakthrough. Israeli troops for the first time Monday pushed into areas of a central Gaza city where several aid groups are based, in what appeared to be the latest effort to carve up the Palestinian territory with military corridors. Deir Al-Balah is the only Gaza city that has not seen major ground operations or suffered widespread devastation in 21 months of war, leading to speculation that the Hamas militant group holds large numbers of hostages there. The main group representing hostages' families said it was "shocked and alarmed" by the incursion and demanded answers from Israeli leaders. Israel says the seizure of territory in Gaza is aimed at pressuring Hamas to release hostages, but it is a major point of contention in ongoing ceasefire talks. WHO says compound raided, staff detained The World Health Organization (WHO) says Israel raided its main staff residence in Deir Al-Balah and detained staff members, forcing women and children to evacuate on foot toward the coast. "Male staff and family members were handcuffed, stripped, interrogated on the spot and screened at gunpoint," the UN health agency said in a statement. It said two staff and two family members were detained, with three later released and one still being held. The WHO said its main warehouse in the city, which is in the evacuation zone, was damaged by an explosion and a fire, hurting the agency's ability to help hospitals and emergency medical teams. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military. UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric had earlier said two UN guesthouses in Deir Al-Balah were damaged by shrapnel. He said the cause was still being investigated but that heavy Israeli airstrikes had been reported in the area. Local and international staff will continue to work there, he said. The military declined to say if it had ordered the evacuation of aid groups based in the city, saying only that it maintains continuous contact with them and facilitates their relocation when necessary.
Reuters
22-07-2025
- Health
- Reuters
Four Gaza children starve to death in deepening hunger crisis, medics say
CAIRO/GAZA July 22 (Reuters) - A six-week-old infant and three other children have died of starvation in Gaza in the past 24 hours, local health officials said, with malnutrition and starvation now killing Palestinians faster than at any point in the 21-month war. The infant died at a hospital ward in northern Gaza, the health officials said, naming him as Yousef al-Safadi. The teenager, 13-year-old Abdulhamid al-Ghalban, died in a hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis. The other two were not named. Palestinian health officials say at least 101 people have died of hunger during the conflict, including 80 children, with most of them in recent weeks. In the past 24 hours, there have been 15 reported deaths. Israel controls all aid supplies into the war-ravaged enclave, where most of the population has been displaced multiple times and faces acute shortages of basic necessities. The head of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency said on Tuesday that its staff, as well as doctors and humanitarian workers, were fainting on duty in Gaza due to hunger and exhaustion. "No one is spared: caretakers in Gaza are also in need of care. Doctors, nurses, journalists and humanitarians are hungry," UNRWA Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini said in a statement. Israel's military said that it "views the transfer of humanitarian aid into Gaza as a matter of utmost importance", and works to facilitate its entry in coordination with the international community. It has denied accusations it is preventing aid from reaching Gaza and has accused Palestinian militant group Hamas of stealing food, an allegation Hamas denies. "Hospitals are already overwhelmed by the number of casualties from gunfire. They can't provide much more help for hunger-related symptoms because of food and medicine shortages," said Khalil al-Deqran, a spokesperson for the health ministry. Deqran said some 600,000 people were suffering from malnutrition, including at least 60,000 pregnant women. Symptoms among those going hungry include dehydration and anaemia, he said. Baby formula is in critically short supply, according to aid groups, doctors and residents. Israel says its assault on Gaza aims to destroy Hamas, which waged the deadliest attack in Israel's history on October 7, 2023, killing at least 1,200 Israelis including civilians, by its tallies. Israeli bombs and gunfire have killed nearly 60,000 people in Gaza since then, according to local health authorities. Tank shelling killed another 16 people living in tents in Gaza City on Tuesday, as Israeli troops launched attacks across the strip, health officials said. The Israeli military said it wasn't aware of any incident, or artillery in the area at that time. The health ministry said at least 72 Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire and military strikes in the past 24 hours. Daily food gathering has become a deadly task for Gazans, with UNRWA estimating that more than 1,000 people have died while trying to receive food aid since May. On Tuesday, men and boys lugged sacks of flour past destroyed buildings and tarpaulins in Gaza City, grabbing what food they could from aid warehouses. "We haven't eaten for five days," said Mohammed Jundia. "Famine is killing people." Israeli military statistics showed on Tuesday that an average of 146 trucks of aid per day had entered Gaza over the course of the war. The United States has said a minimum of 600 trucks per day are needed to feed Gaza's population. Twenty-five Western countries, which have backed Israel's war against Hamas, issued a statement on Monday condemning Israel over the "inhuman killing" of civilians in Gaza, but there was no indication that further action would be taken against Israel. The European Union remains divided over how hard a line to take, with Germany refraining from signing the statement. In Britain, foreign minister David Lammy told Sky News that London would wait to see what happened in the coming weeks and would consider other acts "if we do not see the ceasefire that we want to see". Israel and Hamas are engaged in indirect talks in Doha aimed at reaching a 60-day truce and hostage deal, although there has been no sign of breakthrough.
