NEW YORK, August 12, 2025 (WAFA) – UN humanitarian organizations called for urgent action after medical sources in the Gaza Strip announced the deaths of more than 100 children due to malnutrition since the beginning of the war in October 2023.

Last night, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) described the child death toll exceeding 100 as "a catastrophic milestone that stains the world's reputation and calls for urgent, long-overdue action."

The World Food Programme indicated that more than 300,000 children in Gaza are at severe risk, with more than a third of the population reported going without food for days at a time.

It confirmed that meeting food needs requires more than 62,000 tons per month, while the quantities allowed to enter remain far below the minimum necessary for the survival of approximately two million people.

OCHA added that the United Nations and its partners managed to bring limited food, fuel, and supplies through the Kerem Shalom crossing on Sunday, but the shipments were unloaded before reaching their destinations.

According to the report, the Israeli authorities allow the entry of approximately 150,000 liters of fuel per day, far less than what is required to ensure the continuation of life-saving operations. More than half of Gaza's ambulances have reportedly stopped operating due to fuel shortage and and spare parts.

The Food and Agriculture Organization warned that only 1.5 percent of the Strip's agricultural land remains suitable for agriculture, indicating a near-total collapse of the local food system.

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