Starvation-related deaths in Gaza mount to 111

Monitoring Desk
GAZA: At least 10 Palestinians have died from forced starvation in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of hunger-related deaths in Gaza to 111, including at least 80 children, according to the territory’s health ministry.
More than 100 international humanitarian organisations have issued an urgent appeal for governments to immediately open all land crossings into Gaza and restore access to essential supplies including food, clean water, medical aid, shelter materials and fuel.
The organisations, in a joint statement published by Wafa news agency on Wednesday, also called for a UN-led humanitarian mechanism and an immediate, lasting ceasefire.
“Aid workers are now standing in food lines, risking gunfire, just to feed their families,” the statement said, blaming the Israeli government’s continued blockade for the starvation gripping the enclave. Humanitarian agencies have reported a rapid physical deterioration among colleagues and local partners as aid supplies run critically low.
Bodies of Palestinians are brought to al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City after an Israeli air raid [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu]
Bodies of Palestinians are brought to al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City after an Israeli air raid. Photo: Anadolu Agency
Separately, Gaza’s Government Media Office confirmed the killing of two more Palestinian journalists, raising the total number of media workers killed since October 2023 to 231.
The journalists, identified as Tamer al-Za’anin, a photojournalist affiliated with various outlets, and Walaa al-Jabari, a newspaper editor, were reportedly targeted in Israeli strikes.
“The Government Media Office condemns in the strongest terms the systematic targeting, killing and assassination of Palestinian journalists by the ‘Israeli’ occupation,” the office said in a statement on Telegram.
Israeli airstrikes kill 21 today: At least 21 more Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City, targeting the Tuffahneighbourhood, according to hospital sources. Al-Ahli Arab Hospital confirmed receiving bodies of the deceased and treating dozens of wounded. Additional casualties were reported in Khan Younis, BaniSuheila, and central Gaza, including Deir el-Balah.
Deir el-Balah, once considered a relatively safe area and a key hub for aid operations, has come under intensified Israeli ground activity. Humanitarian workers said the area is now experiencing renewed displacement orders amid large-scale destruction. The Israeli army withdrew from southern Deir el-Balah after a 24-hour operation that left displaced families without access to aid or shelter.
Meanwhile, Agence France-Presse (AFP) has urged Israel to allow the immediate evacuation of its freelance journalists from Gaza, describing their conditions as “appalling” and “untenable”.
“For months, we have watched helplessly as their living conditions deteriorated dramatically,” AFP said in a statement from its Paris headquarters. “Their situation is now untenable, despite their exemplary courage, professional commitment, and resilience.”