Health workers at Al-Awda Hospital report an alarming rise in severe malnutrition cases, now affecting children as young as two months and as old as twelve years. Dr. Rana Abu Zaatir, who heads the hospital’s nutrition department, warned that limited access to food and medical supplies is pushing Gaza toward a deeper crisis.

Only four malnutrition treatment centers remain operational in the entire region. With northern Gaza cut off from aid deliveries for weeks, hospitals are struggling to provide therapeutic food and basic care for starving patients.

“There are many children and adults dying from malnutrition and its complications,” said Dr. Zaatir. “If border crossings remain closed and food prices keep rising, we will face a real disaster. People simply don’t have enough to eat.”

The World Food Program has noted slight improvements in humanitarian access but insists that entry to northern Gaza must be restored immediately. The agency also emphasized that a lasting ceasefire is essential to deliver life-saving food to those most in need.

Experts estimate that around half a million people in Gaza City are already living in famine conditions, underscoring the urgent need for global intervention.

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More than half a million people are now enduring catastrophic conditions marked by starvation and destitution. Families are running out of food, children are wasting away, and aid agencies warn that the worst is yet to come unless urgent and large-scale assistance is allowed in.

Reports predict that by the end of September, famine will spread further south, leaving almost a third of Gaza’s population in conditions of extreme hunger. Malnutrition is expected to threaten the lives of more than 130,000 children under the age of five well into next year.

Mothers in Gaza share heartbreaking stories of survival. One woman said her youngest child has never tasted fruit or vegetables, while another described how her daughter’s weight has been cut in half since the war began. Children are suffering swollen limbs, thinning hair, and nerve damage due to prolonged hunger.

Since the conflict erupted last year, hundreds of people — including many children — have already died from malnutrition. Gaza’s health system, homes, and basic infrastructure have collapsed under the weight of war, leaving families displaced, without clean water, and without hope of medical treatment.

Humanitarian officials stress that this famine is not the result of natural disaster, but of deliberate choices and restrictions. They argue that sufficient food exists and could reach people, but aid is being blocked. The international community has condemned the ongoing barriers to relief, warning that every day of delay costs lives.

Despite claims that aid has been sent through airdrops and limited convoys, relief workers say the supplies are nowhere near enough to meet the overwhelming need. Families scramble for what little food arrives, but the scale of hunger continues to grow.

As military operations intensify in Gaza, the human cost mounts. Over 62,000 people have already been killed since the war began, with almost the entire population displaced multiple times. With more than 90% of homes damaged or destroyed, and famine now tightening its grip, Gaza has been described as a “living hell” for its people.

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