Israel’s blockade on Gaza starving 290,000 children to death
- More than 3,500 children below the age of five in Gaza face “imminent death by starvation”, and about 290,000 others are “on the brink of death” as Israel continues to prevent the entry of baby formula, nutritional supplements, and all forms of humanitarian aid, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office.
- Mahmoud Alsaqqa, Oxfam’s food security lead in the Gaza Strip, tells Al Jazeera that “the whole world, unfortunately, is contributing to or participating in starving the children in Gaza” by not taking any action against the blockade that started more than two months ago.
- At least 40 Palestinians have been killed and 125 wounded in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the past 24 hours, according to the enclave’s Health Ministry.
- A missile launched from Yemen towards Israel has hit the perimeter of Ben Gurion airport; footage shared on social media shows a plume of smoke visible from a passenger terminal.
- Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 52,535 Palestinians and wounded 118,491, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. The Government Media Office updated the death toll to more than 61,700, saying thousands of people missing under the rubble are presumed dead.
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Gaza’s hospitals to run out of fuel in three days: Health Ministry
Gaza’s Health Ministry has issued an urgent appeal for fuel, warning that hospitals are on the brink of running out.
While some fuel is stored at designated sites, the ministry says aid groups are unable to access or transport it because Israel has declared those areas off-limits.
If no new fuel arrives, hospitals will run out within three days and may be forced to shut down, the ministry added.
Palestinian kidney patients receive dialysis at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah, Gaza, on March 15, 2025 [Moiz Salhi/Anadolu] - 17m ago(10:08 GMT)
Gaza death toll rises
At least 40 Palestinians have been killed and 125 wounded in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the past 24 hours, according to the enclave’s Health Ministry.
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed 52,535 people and wounded 118,491 others since October 7, 2023, it said.
Since Israel ended the ceasefire unilaterally on March 18, it has killed at least 2,436 people in Gaza and wounded 6,450 others, the statement added.
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Israeli military claims dozens of weekend attacks across Gaza
The air force struck more than 100 “terror targets throughout the Gaza Strip” over the past weekend, the Israeli military has claimed in a report.
The targets included tunnels, underground infrastructure sites, and military structures, it said, adding that Israeli troops operating in northern Gaza have “located and dismantled” infrastructure belonging to Hamas both above and below ground.
“In southern Gaza, the troops continue operational activity in Rafah and along the ‘Morag’ corridor,” the report says.
The military has also said, during their activity, the troops “located and dismantled” Hamas weapons, and “struck infrastructure from both the air and ground”.
As we have reported, residential buildings and tents for displaced people are the main targets of Israeli attacks across Gaza. In Khan Younis alone, three children were among 11 killed civilians after Israel bombed the al-Bayram family home overnight on Saturday.
By approving plans to expand operations in Gaza, Israel is ‘upping the ante’ - 31m ago(09:55 GMT)
Israel killed 13 Palestinians in Gaza since dawn: Report
Israeli attacks have killed 13 people, mostly women and children, across Gaza today, Wafa reports, citing medical sources.
The majority of the victims were killed in an attack on a tent camp in al-Mawasi, near the southern city of Khan Younis, the report said.
Other deadly attacks took place in Khan Younis, Nuseirat and Beit Hanoon, Wafa said.
825,000 children eating grass in Sudan. Terrible. Please Send Greta.
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Sudan: Hundreds of thousands of children face starvation
Hundreds of thousands of children in Sudan’s North Darfur region are facing starvation while violence intensified, blocking aid and worsening an already dire humanitarian crisis.
By Francesca Merlo
As conflict rages in Sudan’s North Darfur region, 825,000 children are trapped in Al Fasher and Zamzam camps without the most basic necessities. Since early 2025, grave violations against children have surged, with over 70 killed or maimed in Al Fasher alone. Shelling and airstrikes in Zamzam camp account for 16% of verified child casualties, though the true toll is likely higher.
UNICEF’s representative in Sudan, Sheldon Yett, has warned that “Children in Al Fasher and Zamzam camp face an unimaginable catastrophe. Death is a daily reality - from violence, starvation, or the collapse of essential services.”
In a statement released on Thursday, UNICEF has warned that since April 2024, 600,000 people - including 300,000 children - have been displaced from North Darfur. In the last six weeks alone, 60,000 more have fled. Meanwhile, 1.65 million people remain trapped, with little to no access to humanitarian aid.
The Tawila-Zamzam road was once a vital supply route. Now, it is impassable as armed groups continue to block aid, leaving communities without food, water, and medical supplies. Meanwhile, food prices have nearly doubled in three months, pushing families further into desperation.
UNICEF and other humanitarian organisations are striving to provide aid, but the situation is critical. North Darfur has 457,000 acutely malnourished children, including 146,000 with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and the stocks of therapeutic food have run out.
Medical services are also crumbling. Health workers in UNICEF-supported facilities have been forced to flee due to shelling, leaving ill and wounded children without care. Health, nutrition, and water sanitation supplies remain stranded, unable to reach those in desperate need.
UNICEF urges all parties to grant safe humanitarian access. “We cannot turn a blind eye to this hell on earth,” Yett warned. “The world must act - now.”
Pope Francis has repeatedly appealed for peace, calling Sudan’s war “the most serious humanitarian crisis in the world” and urging all parties to cease hostilities.
As Sudan’s crisis worsens, urgent intervention is needed and UNICEF warns that the fate of hundreds of thousands of children hangs in the balance.
Mfer, keeps working hard on yr fart of zionist atrocities diversion.
DeleteEvils everywhere, none is lesser than the others.
Russia killing Ukrainian children, nobody is giving a fuck.
ReplyDeleteUkraine Azov brigade killed Ukrainian children in Donbass region, yet where were/r the f*cks coming out from u & the western media?
DeleteIn Ukraine and Sudan……no Isaacs involved, so no issue.
ReplyDeleteu sure?
DeleteMfer, dig deeper!
For a start, that comedian president's yiddish link.
& in Sudan, check who initiated that small bunch of anti govt militias.