The number of deaths caused by starvation in the Gaza Strip has risen to 124, after five people, including two children, died of starvation and malnutrition in the past

A displaced Palestinian child who suffers from malnutrition and cerebral palsy is seen inside a school-turned shelter in the northwest of Gaza City, July 25, 2025. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

This month, the hunger that has been building among Gaza’s more than 2 million Palestinians passed a tipping point into accelerating death, aid workers and health staff say. Not only children — usually the most vulnerable — are falling victim under Israel’s blockade since March, but also adults.

Supplies of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food, a crucial treatment, would be depleted by mid-August if nothing changed.

Children in Gaza are enduring catastrophic living conditions, including severe food insecurity and malnutrition. UNICEF is calling for safe and unrestricted access.

More than 100 international aid agencies are warning of what they describe as mass starvation across the Gaza Strip. Aid groups accuse Israel of obstructing the delivery of food, but Israel denies it's to blame for the hunger crisis.