One-third of Gaza population has not eaten for several days amid Israeli siege: WFP

Muhammad Zakariya Ayyoub al-Matouq, a 1.5-year-old child in Gaza City, Gaza, faces life-threatening malnutrition as the humanitarian situation worsens due to ongoing Israeli attacks and blockade, on July 21, 2025. [Ahmed Jihad Ibrahim Al-arini - Anadolu Agency]

One-third of Gaza’s population has not eaten for several days due to the ongoing Israeli blockade on the Palestinian enclave, the World Food Program (WFP) said, Anadolu Agency reports. β€œThe hunger crisis in Gaza has reached new and astonishing levels of desperation, with a third of the population not eating for multiple days in a row,” Ross Smith, WFP director of emergency preparedness and response, said in a statement. According to WFP estimates, a quarter of the population in Gaza is…

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