GAZA, July 12, 2025 (WAFA) – Medical sources in Gaza confirmed today that at least 67 children have died from severe malnutrition over the last few months as the humanitarian crisis deepens under Israel’s ongoing siege, now in its 133rd consecutive day.
The crisis is far from over, with more than 650,000 children under the age of five facing immediate and life-threatening risks of acute malnutrition in the coming weeks, out of the 1.1 million children in the Gaza Strip.
The total blockade, enforced since early March, has completely halted the entry of food, medicine, and fuel, resulting in what experts are calling one of the most extreme man-made famines in recent history.
In just the past three days, dozens of additional deaths have been reported due to starvation and the lack of essential nutrients and medical supplements. Doctors and aid workers describe the conditions as "beyond crisis levels," with children arriving at medical facilities emaciated and unresponsive.
The siege has especially targeted the civilian population by blocking flour, baby formula, therapeutic food, and essential medical supplies, in what rights groups and humanitarian organizations warn is a systematic policy of starvation.
Currently, more than 1.25 million people in Gaza are living under catastrophic hunger, and 96% of the population suffers from severe food insecurity. Over one million children are directly affected.
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