A third of Gaza population without food for several days: WFP

Palestinian child Yazan Abu Foul, aged 2, is cared for by his mother Naima, as he suffers from severe malnutrition due to the acute shortage of food caused by the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip, in al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, July 19, 2025. (EPA Photo)

by Anadolu Agency

Jul 22, 2025 1:05 pm

The World Food Program warned Monday that a-third of Gaza’s population has gone without food for several days amid Israel’s continued blockade.

"The hunger crisis in Gaza has reached new and astonishing levels of desperation, with a third of the population not eating for multiple days in a row," Ross Smith, WFP director of emergency preparedness and response, said in a statement.

According to WFP estimates, a quarter of the population in Gaza is facing famine-like conditions, as 100,000 women and children are suffering from acute malnutrition.

Since March 2, Israel has sealed all crossings into Gaza, halting the entry of food, medicine, and humanitarian aid.

Gaza’s Health Ministry said Israel’s deliberate starvation policy has led to the deaths of 86 Palestinians, including 76 children, since October 2023 due to hunger and malnutrition.