As Gaza marks twelve weeks under a near-total blockade imposed by Israel after the breakdown of early 2025 ceasefire extension talks, the humanitarian crisis has reached a dire threshold, with international aid organizations warning of an impending famine and the collapse of vital services. Food, water, and medical supplies have all but disappeared, leaving Gaza’s 2.1 million residents, half of them children, on the brink of catastrophe. According to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), 71,000 children and more than 17,000 mothers require urgent treatment for acute malnutrition. No humanitarian or commercial supplies have entered Gaza since the start of the blockade in March. Aid agencies, including the World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), have thousands of trucks loaded with food and medical supplies waiting just outside the Strip, but Israeli restrictions prevent their entry. As of 25 April, WFP has exhausted its food stocks inside Gaza, and with border crossings closed for over two months. The entire population of Gaza is now experiencing acute food insecurity, with 470,000 people classified as facing catastrophic hunger (IPC Phase 5), the highest level…
