Gaza is once again on the brink of catastrophic hunger.
A ceasefire agreement reached in late 2025 raised hopes that relief would finally reach the people of Gaza. Israeli hostages were released. Aid was supposed to flow. But those commitments have been disregarded.
Israel has repeatedly closed Gaza’s border crossings, sharply restricting the entry of food, medicine, and fuel.
This crisis is unfolding in the aftermath of devastating and widespread destruction across Gaza. Entire neighborhoods have been leveled. Civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, water systems, and homes, has been shattered. Even before the war, Gaza had been under a long-standing blockade that severely limited access to basic goods and freedom of movement. Now, after months of large-scale violence that many human rights experts have warned may amount to genocide, the population is being left without the food, medical care, and fuel needed to survive.
The scale of need is overwhelming. Before Israel’s war on Gaza, hundreds of trucks carrying food, medical supplies, and other essentials entered Gaza each day. At the start of the US-Israel war on Iran, Israel sealed Gaza again. Now, only a fraction of that aid is getting through.
Staple foods, infant formula, and nutritional supplements are in critically short supply. Hospitals lack basic medicines, surgical supplies, and fuel to keep generators running. Clean water systems are failing without the fuel and parts needed to operate them.
Families are going hungry. Hospitals are struggling to function. Children are facing severe malnutrition.
Without immediate and sustained access, more lives will be lost as lifesaving aid remains unable to reach families in need.
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