• Over 100 NGOs warn of mass starvation in Gaza due to Israel's blockade.
• The organizations demand an immediate ceasefire and open humanitarian access.
• Since October 2023, the humanitarian situation has significantly deteriorated.
• Reports indicate over 59,000 Palestinians have been killed amid the current conflict.
• Recent fatalities include children dying from malnutrition and starvation.

More than 100 aid and humanitarian organizations have issued a grave warning about the onset of "mass starvation" in Gaza. Their statement comes ahead of the U.S. envoy's visit to Europe for discussions aimed at achieving a ceasefire and establishing an aid corridor. The NGOs, including notable groups like Médecins Sans Frontières and Save the Children, have highlighted that supplies remain inaccessible due to ongoing Israeli blockades, leading to extreme food shortages affecting over two million residents in Gaza, according to Reuters, TRT Global, The Jakarta Post, and South China Morning Post.

The UN has reported that the Israeli military has killed over 1,000 Palestinians who have attempted to access food aid since the conflict intensified in October 2023. Humanitarian groups are increasingly critical of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which has operated under U.S. and Israeli backing, sidelining traditional UN aid channels. The NGOs have called for the opening of all land crossings and the establishment of a transparent, UN-led system to facilitate aid delivery, emphasizing that "Palestinians are trapped in a cycle of hope and heartbreak," according to Reuters, TRT Global, The Jakarta Post, and South China Morning Post.

With the humanitarian crisis deepening, officials in Gaza have indicated that fatalities from malnutrition have escalated, particularly affecting children. Reports highlighted that 21 children have succumbed to starvation recently, and total starvation-related deaths have increased to 101 since the onset of the latest conflict stage. As international pressure mounts for a cessation of hostilities, over two dozen countries have called for an urgent stop to military actions that have devastated Gaza's population, according to Reuters, TRT Global, The Jakarta Post, and South China Morning Post.