• Over 60,000 Palestinians killed since October 2023, with starvation affecting hundreds.
• Israel's blockade restricts humanitarian aid, leading to widespread malnutrition.
• UN reports over 320,000 children at risk of acute malnutrition in Gaza.
• More than 1,000 people have died near aid distribution sites amid alleged military violence.
• Intensifying international outcry against the humanitarian situation and calls for aid access.

The Israeli blockade on Gaza has resulted in a severe humanitarian crisis, with reports indicating over 60,200 Palestinians have been killed since the escalation of conflicts began on October 7, 2023, including 18,592 children since the onset of military offensives, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry aa, trtglobal. Reports indicate that two-year-old Ahmad Samir Abdel Aal and 17-year-old Atef Abu Khater succumbed to malnutrition in recent days, highlighting the dire conditions faced by civilians trtglobal, trtglobal.

The blockade, which has been enforced since March 2, 2023, has drastically limited food, medicine, and humanitarian supplies from entering the enclave, exacerbating a hunger crisis outlined by various UN organizations aljazeera, aa. Reports suggest that one in three Palestinians have gone days without food, leading to a staggering increase in cases of malnutrition among children aljazeera.

Many civilians have lost their lives while attempting to access food aid distributed by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which has been implicated in deadly confrontations with Israeli troops. There have been reports that at least 1,373 aid seekers have been killed since GHF began operations in late May due to Israeli fire and chaos at these sites abcnews, aljazeera.

The humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate, with rights groups accusing Israel of committing war crimes, as children and vulnerable groups suffer the most from the blockade and military actions trtglobal, aljazeera. Amid these dire conditions, international appeals for a sustained ceasefire and unimpeded humanitarian aid continue to grow aljazeera.

Despite the mounting crisis, the Israeli government has refrained from altering the blockade policy significantly, citing security concerns while international pressure calls for a reassessment of the humanitarian situation scmp, aa.