Author: Gaza faces the threat of famine. How children starve

With nearly 166 million people around the world in urgent need of food assistance, the Gaza Strip faces a severe hunger crisis, exacerbated by ongoing conflicts. Among the victims is seven-month-old Majd Salem, suffering from severe malnutrition since birth. The situation is dire, with one in three children in northern Gaza acutely malnourished or wasting. Israel’s military offensive in response to attacks from Hamas has ravaged farmland, leading to a food shortage in Gaza. The situation is so critical that the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) categorized Gaza’s food insecurity as ‘Catastrophe or Famine,’ with nearly everyone in the…