More than 3,500 children under the age of five in the Gaza Strip face "imminent death by starvation," while an additional 290,000 are "on the brink of death," according to a grim warning issued by Gaza’s Government Media Office. The report blames Israel’s continued blockade, which has effectively halted the entry of baby formula, nutritional supplements, and critical humanitarian aid into the besieged enclave. Mahmoud Alsaqqa, Oxfam’s food security lead in Gaza, criticized the international community’s inaction, telling Al Jazeera , “The whole world, unfortunately, is contributing to or parti

More than 3,500 children under the age of five in the Gaza Strip face "imminent death by starvation," while an additional 290,000 are "on the brink of death," according to a grim warning issued by Gaza’s Government Media Office. The report blames Israel’s continued blockade, which has effectively halted the entry of baby formula, nutritional supplements, and critical humanitarian aid into the besieged enclave. Mahmoud Alsaqqa, Oxfam’s food security lead in Gaza, criticized the international community’s inaction, telling

Al Jazeera

, “The whole world, unfortunately, is contributing to or participating in starving the children in Gaza” by failing to intervene or pressure Israel to lift the blockade, now in place for over two months. Meanwhile, Israeli airstrikes and military operations across Gaza have intensified. In the past 24 hours alone, at least 40 Palestinians have been killed and 125 others wounded, according to the territory’s Health Ministry. Adding to regional instability, a missile launched from Yemen struck near Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport. Video footage circulating on social media shows a plume of smoke rising near a passenger terminal, though no casualties were immediately reported. The ongoing war in Gaza has resulted in devastating human loss. Gaza’s Health Ministry reports that at least 52,535 Palestinians have been killed and 118,491 wounded since the conflict began. However, the Government Media Office puts the death toll even higher—over 61,700—citing thousands still buried under rubble and presumed dead. The conflict was triggered by the Hamas-led assault on Israel on October 7, 2023, during which 1,139 people were killed and more than 200 taken hostage, according to Israeli authorities.

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