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Dozens of kids and adults in Gaza have starved to death in July as hunger surges

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The U.N.’s World Food Program says nearly 100,000 women and children urgently need treatment for malnutrition.

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Jul 22, 2025
UN body says over 1,000 have been killed seeking food in Gaza since May as hunger crisis worsens
Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth ·
Jul 23, 2025
More than 100 aid groups warn of starvation in Gaza as Israeli strikes continue
Headline from ABC 7 Chicago ·
Jul 25, 2025Newest
Dozens of kids and adults in Gaza have starved to death in July as hunger surges
Headline from KGW Portland ·

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NBC News
Malnutrition, a lack of aid and dead children: Gaza's humanitarian crisis worsens (opens NBC News)
Published Jul 20, 2025
NBC News's feed description
The hunger crisis in the Gaza Strip has soared “alarmingly,” health workers have warned, with a growing number of children dying of malnutrition.
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
UN body says over 1,000 have been killed seeking food in Gaza since May as hunger crisis worsens (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
Published Jul 21, 2025
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description
The United Nations human rights office says more than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed since May while trying to get food in the Gaza Strip.
Al-Monitor
Four Gaza children starve to death in deepening hunger crisis, medics say (opens Al-Monitor)
Published Jul 21, 2025
Al-Monitor's feed description
By Nidal al-MughrabiCAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) -A six-week-old infant and three other children have died of starvation in Gaza in the past 24 hours,local health officials said, with malnutrition and starvation now killing Palestinians faster than at any point in the 21-month war.
CNN
Aid agencies warn of Gaza starvation as Israel urged to end blockade (opens CNN)
Published Jul 22, 2025
CNN's feed description
Humanitarian aid agencies are warning their staff inside Gaza are starving alongside the civilians they are trying to help
The Guardian
Starvation in Gaza is destroying communities – and will leave generational scars (opens The Guardian)
Published Jul 22, 2025
The Guardian's feed description
Health and societal ramifications of extreme hunger will reverberate long after the war is over
Al-Monitor
WHO chief says 'large proportion' of Gaza's people 'starving' (opens Al-Monitor)
Published Jul 22, 2025
Al-Monitor's feed description
The World Health Organization's chief warned Wednesday of widespread starvation in Gaza, saying food deliveries into the war-ravaged Palestinian territory were "far below what is needed for the survival of the population"."A large proportion of the population of Gaza is starving.
PBS NewsHour
More than 100 aid groups sign open letter warning of starvation in Gaza (opens PBS NewsHour)
Published Jul 22, 2025
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Israeli strikes meanwhile killed another 21 people overnight and into Wednesday, according to local health officials.
Al-Monitor
More than 100 aid, rights groups call for action as hunger spreads in Gaza (opens Al-Monitor)
Published Jul 22, 2025
Al-Monitor's feed description
By Daphne Psaledakis(Reuters) -More than 100 largely aid and rights groups on Wednesday called for governments to take action as hunger spreads in Gaza, including by demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire and the lifting of all restrictions on the flow of humanitarian aid.
Digital Journal
More than 100 NGOs warn 'mass starvation' spreading across Gaza (opens Digital Journal)
Published Jul 22, 2025
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More than 100 aid organisations warned on Wednesday that "mass starvation" was spreading in Gaza ahead of the US top envoy's visit to Europe for talks on
The Guardian
‘We faced hunger before, but never like this’: skeletal children fill hospital wards as starvation grips Gaza (opens The Guardian)
Published Jul 22, 2025
The Guardian's feed description
For months Israel kept food shipments to Gaza far below starvation rations. Now the death toll is rising rapidly
The Guardian
Gaza doctors ‘becoming too weak to treat patients’ as hunger crisis deepens (opens The Guardian)
Published Jul 22, 2025
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Malnourished medical staff say they are struggling to provide care to injured civilians, while recovery rates are also hit by
The Boston Globe
More than 100 aid groups warn of starvation in Gaza as Israeli strikes kill 29, officials say (opens The Boston Globe)
Published Jul 22, 2025
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Experts say Gaza is at risk of famine because of Israel’s blockade and the offensive launched in response to Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack.
Al Jazeera
More than 100 NGOs warn Israel’s forced ‘mass starvation’ stalks all Gaza (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Jul 22, 2025
Al Jazeera's feed description
Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza says 111 people have now died from famine and malnutrition in recent weeks.
The Columbian
More than 100 aid groups warn of starvation in Gaza as Israeli strikes kill 21 overnight (opens The Columbian)
Published Jul 22, 2025
The Columbian's feed description
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 100 charity and human rights groups said Wednesday that Israel’s blockade and ongoing military offensive are pushing Palestinians in the Gaza Strip toward st
UPI
Aid agencies say mass starvation stalking Gaza, demand end to blockade (opens UPI)
Published Jul 22, 2025
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More than 100 aid agencies warned of mass starvation in Gaza and called for the immediate restoration of the "full flow" of humanitarian aid and a cease-fire.
CNN
Gaza aid crisis: Why Gazans are dying of hunger or being killed by Israel on a near daily basis (opens CNN)
Published Jul 22, 2025
CNN's feed description
Twenty-one months into Israel’s war in Gaza, the enclave is gripped by escalating scenes of death and hunger, with some killed while trying to reach aid, others dying of starvation and growing condemnation of Israel’s conduct even among many of its closest allies.
Deutsche Welle
Middle East: 100 aid groups urge 'decisive action' in Gaza – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)
Published Jul 22, 2025
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Aid groups such as Doctors Without Borders and Save the Children urged lifting restrictions, opening land crossings and other measures, as they say "mass starvation" is spreading in Gaza. DW has the latest.
ABC 7 Chicago
More than 100 aid groups warn of starvation in Gaza as Israeli strikes continue (opens ABC 7 Chicago)
Published Jul 23, 2025
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More than 100 aid groups are warning of mass starvation in Gaza. Meanwhile, new Israeli strikes killed 29 on Wednesday, officials said.
Al Jazeera
Hunger crisis deepens in Gaza as 10 more starvation deaths reported (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Jul 23, 2025
Al Jazeera's feed description
Aid groups warn of ‘mass starvation’ in Gaza amid blockade, while Israeli attacks kill dozens of others across enclave.
Time
More Than 100 Dead From Hunger in Gaza, Including Dozens of Children (opens Time)
Published Jul 23, 2025
Time's feed description
More than 113 in Gaza have died from famine and malnutrition amid war, siege, and collapsing humanitarian aid routes.
Seattle Times
Young, old and sick are starving to death in Gaza: ‘There is nothing’ (opens Seattle Times)
Published Jul 23, 2025
Seattle Times's feed description
After 21 months of devastating conflict with Israel, Gaza’s most vulnerable civilians are facing what aid groups say is impending famine.
The World from PRX
Mass starvation is gripping the Gaza Strip (opens The World from PRX)
Published Jul 23, 2025
The World from PRX's feed description
After four months of near-total siege by Israel, people in Gaza are starving. According to the UN, at least 1 in 3 people are going multiple days without eating and death from hunger is on the rise. Also, after weeks of tensions, clashes have erupted between Thailand and Cambodia over pieces of cont…
The Columbian
Gaza’s food crisis spirals as aid groups say starvation is spreading (opens The Columbian)
Published Jul 23, 2025
The Columbian's feed description
Scores of aid groups say the humanitarian situation in Gaza is worse than ever and that starvation is spreading, with Israel blaming the situation on Hamas.
The Guardian
Middle East crisis live: Gaza running out of specialised food to save malnourished children, UN agencies say (opens The Guardian)
Published Jul 24, 2025
The Guardian's feed description
Supplies of ready-to-use-therapeutic food will be depleted by mid-August if nothing changes, says Unicef
KGW Portland
Dozens of kids and adults in Gaza have starved to death in July as hunger surges (opens KGW Portland)
Published Jul 24, 2025
KGW Portland's feed description
The U.N.’s World Food Program says nearly 100,000 women and children urgently need treatment for malnutrition.

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