{"id":8535,"date":"2025-07-23T19:56:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T14:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/?p=8535"},"modified":"2025-07-23T19:56:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T14:56:45","slug":"15-more-palestinians-including-4-children-die-of-starvation-in-gaza-as-humanitarian-crisis-deepens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/?p=8535","title":{"rendered":"15 More Palestinians, Including 4 Children, Die of Starvation in Gaza as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Gaza \u2014 July 23, 2025:<\/strong>
The humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza continues to worsen as food shortages claimed the lives of 15 more Palestinians<\/strong>, including 4 innocent children<\/strong>, over the past 24 hours. The total number of starvation-related deaths in the besieged enclave has now risen to at least 101<\/strong>, according to health officials and humanitarian agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In what is being described by aid organizations as an unprecedented humanitarian disaster<\/strong>, the Gaza Strip is witnessing widespread hunger, extreme malnutrition, and systematic deprivation of basic resources amid an ongoing Israeli blockade and relentless military assault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a statement by the global children\u2019s aid agency Save the Children<\/strong>, the situation in Gaza has reached a \u201ccatastrophic<\/strong>\u201d level. \u201cEvery single person in Gaza is now suffering from hunger. Parents are unable to feed their children. The risk of famine is no longer hypothetical\u2014it\u2019s happening,\u201d the organization stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Children Paying the Highest Price<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Medical staff in central and northern Gaza report that most of the recent deaths from starvation have occurred among infants, toddlers, and the elderly<\/strong>\u2014the most vulnerable segments of society. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said in a press release that local hospitals are overwhelmed with malnourished children<\/strong>, many of whom are \u201ctoo weak to cry<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn just one week, we\u2019ve admitted dozens of children with extreme wasting. We\u2019re seeing 6-month-old babies who weigh as little as 2.5 kg (5.5 pounds). Many do not survive,\u201d said a pediatrician working in Deir al-Balah, Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The healthcare system has collapsed<\/strong>, with many hospitals operating without electricity, fuel, or medical supplies. Doctors have been forced to make impossible choices about which patients receive limited treatment and which are left to die.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protests Erupt in West Bank<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In solidarity with their suffering compatriots in Gaza, hundreds of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank<\/strong> took to the streets to protest the continuing Israeli siege and attacks. Demonstrators, including women, children, and elderly<\/strong>, marched with banners reading \u201cDon\u2019t starve Gaza\u2019s children<\/strong>\u201d and \u201cEnd the blockade now<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The peaceful protest turned tense when Israeli forces reportedly attempted to disperse the crowd near Hebron using tear gas and rubber bullets. Several protesters were injured, but the demonstration continued well into the evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe world is watching a genocide by hunger unfold in real time, and yet nothing is being done,\u201d said one protester in Ramallah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Continued Bombardment and Mounting Death Toll<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, the situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate as Israeli military operations show no signs of slowing down. In the past 24 hours alone, more than 80 Palestinians<\/strong> have been killed in airstrikes across the territory. Among the dead were 31 people waiting for humanitarian aid<\/strong>, who were reportedly gathered near an aid distribution point when they were targeted by an Israeli drone strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eyewitnesses described scenes of utter horror. \u201cWe were waiting for bread and canned food when the explosion happened. I saw children\u2019s bodies flying through the air. I still hear their screams,\u201d said Mahmoud al-Khatib, a survivor from Rafah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have not responded to international criticism over these attacks but maintain that their targets are Hamas operatives. However, UN agencies and independent watchdogs<\/strong> say that the vast majority of those killed in recent strikes have been civilians<\/strong>, including women and children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

International Silence and Inaction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Despite the rising death toll, the international community has largely remained silent. The United Nations<\/strong>, while issuing occasional calls for a ceasefire and humanitarian access, has failed to broker any meaningful resolution. Aid convoys remain stuck at the border, blocked by both Israeli authorities and logistical chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human Rights Watch (HRW)<\/strong> and Amnesty International<\/strong> have accused Israel of using starvation as a weapon of war\u2014a crime under international humanitarian law<\/strong>. \u201cDeliberately depriving civilians of food, water, and medicine constitutes a war crime. The global community must act now before thousands more perish,\u201d HRW said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Call for Urgent Action<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Humanitarian organizations are urging the immediate establishment of a safe humanitarian corridor<\/strong> into Gaza to allow food, medicine, and fuel to reach the population. Without urgent intervention, they warn, the death toll from starvation could reach into the thousands<\/strong> in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cChildren are not just dying in their beds. They\u2019re dying in their parents’ arms, in shelters, in bombed-out buildings\u2014and they are dying because the world has failed them<\/strong>,\u201d said Save the Children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With more than 2 million people<\/strong> trapped in Gaza\u2014half of them children\u2014the window for preventing mass starvation is closing rapidly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As cries of suffering echo through Gaza\u2019s hospitals, shelters, and ruins, the question haunting observers remains: How many more must die before the world finally says enough?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reported by:<\/strong>
Middle East News Desk | July 23, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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