Warning from local and international organizations about humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza

According to Palestinian media, the head of the Network of NGOs in Gaza told Al Jazeera: "Every moment that passes for malnourished children increases their risk of death. There must be immediate and effective international pressure on the occupying regime to allow the entry of essential humanitarian aid."

Meanwhile, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) issued a statement saying: "We are deeply horrified by reports of children and infants dying from hunger in Gaza. What is happening in Gaza is a man-made hunger crisis, driven by a near-total blockade and severe restrictions on aid access."

The IRC stressed that "over two million people in Gaza are in urgent need of food, water, and fuel, and these basic needs must be met without delay."

In a related statement, the Government Media Office in Gaza reported that 115 people—mostly children and infants—have died due to starvation and malnutrition, amid the near-total depletion of food, water, and medicine.

The statement read: "Famine conditions are rapidly worsening across the Gaza Strip. Some of the reports about aid entering Gaza are inaccurate and misleading."

It further emphasized: "We call on the international community to immediately act to lift the blockade on Gaza and to ensure the urgent delivery of essential supplies, especially infant formula and emergency aid for the more than 2.4 million people under siege."

Local sources warned that if the blockade continues and aid remains restricted, the death toll could rise rapidly.

At the same time, the international organization Oxfam issued a statement warning that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached unprecedented levels, with famine spreading throughout the region.

"Hunger has already claimed the lives of many civilians. A human catastrophe is unfolding in Gaza," the statement declared.

According to Al Jazeera, Oxfam also criticized the continued silence of the international community and the lack of adequate response to repeated warnings from humanitarian organizations. The statement noted that many humanitarian workers are now overwhelmed with despair.

"The people of Gaza are facing severe crises, including malnutrition and water contamination—factors that are compounding their suffering under these catastrophic and unprecedented conditions," Oxfam stated.

This statement comes as Gaza’s border crossings have been completely closed for over 140 days, a move that violates previous ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreements made with the occupying regime.

Meanwhile, the Gaza Ministry of Health reported that 10 more people died from hunger and malnutrition in the past 24 hours alone.

With these new fatalities, the total death toll from famine now stands at 111, a number that, according to experts, may increase significantly in the coming days.