GAZA, September 7, 2025 (WAFA) – UNICEF spokesperson Tess Ingram warned on Sunday of the escalating risk of famine in Gaza City, which could spread to the central Gaza Strip within weeks if urgent intervention is not taken.
Speaking from Gaza, Ingram said the threat of famine in Gaza City remains severe, with many families now unable to provide food for their children. She described the overall situation in the Gaza Strip as “catastrophic.”
Ingram pointed out that Palestinians in Gaza, especially in the eastern and northern parts of Gaza City, continue to live under the constant threat of intensified Israeli bombardment.
She explained that many residents are fleeing the shelling westward toward the sea, where the number of camps and tents along the coastal strip is increasing.
Hospital directors have reported a rise in the number of children suffering from fractures, burns, and injuries caused by recent Israeli strikes, she added.
Ingram noted that many Gaza residents are considering relocating to the southern parts of the Strip but are aware that conditions there are similarly dire, with shortages of food, drinking water, and ongoing airstrikes. She emphasized: “There is no safe place in Gaza.” She warned that famine could extend to the central Gaza Strip within weeks unless immediate action is taken.
She also explained that healthcare workers, humanitarian personnel, and journalists have been warning of famine in Gaza for months, yet “nothing has changed.” Families live in despair, knowing the worst is yet to come, while “there is not enough international pressure to change this reality.”
Ingram reported that UNICEF-supported clinics are overwhelmed with parents seeking nutrition assessments for their children, many of whom are already receiving treatment. She stressed that if conditions do not improve, more children in Gaza will face the risk of starvation.
She confirmed that over 110 children have died so far due to malnutrition, nearly half of them just this year.
Describing these deaths as “man-made” and avoidable, Ingram stressed the urgent need for food, water, and medicine. She called for hundreds of trucks to enter Gaza daily to meet basic needs, “but that is not happening yet.”
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