700 days of starvation and slaughter: Gaza bleeds while the world watches

As the war entered its 701st day, official figures reported the death toll at 63,371 people as of last night. Among them are:

- 18,592 children

- 12,400 women

- 4,412 elderly

- 1,411 medical staff

- 246 journalists

- 800 educators

- 203 UNRWA employees

- 113 civil defense personnel

The Government Media Office in Gaza reported that the number of missing has reached 11,200, including 4,700 children.

Since the start of the genocide in Gaza, the death toll in the West Bank has reached 1,032, including 210 children.

Among Gaza’s martyrs are those who have fallen victim to Israel’s systematic starvation war. As of yesterday, at least 370 people, including 131 children, have died from hunger.

From an infrastructure perspective:

- Over 268,000 housing units have been completely destroyed.

- About 148,000 housing units have been heavily damaged.

- 288,000 families are now homeless.

For the past 186 days, Israel has completely sealed Gaza’s crossings, cutting off aid. According to Gaza’s media office, 61 food distribution centers and 128 aid convoys have been attacked. In U.S.- and Israeli-controlled aid distribution areas alone, more than 2,360 people were killed and 17,400 wounded.

The Gaza Ministry of Health reported yesterday that since the beginning of the war, Israel has killed an average of 25 children per day.

Meanwhile, hunger-related deaths continue to rise, with almost no day passing without Gaza’s medical and government sources reporting new casualties from starvation.

In early September, the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS)—the world’s largest body of genocide researchers—issued a report affirming that all legal criteria proving Israel’s crime of genocide in Gaza have been met.

On August 22, the United Nations and its agencies—including the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, the World Food Programme (WFP), and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)—for the first time officially declared a widespread famine in Gaza.

According to periodic data from Gaza’s state media, the Strip requires at least 600 aid trucks daily to meet Palestinians’ minimum needs. However, from August 26–30, only 534 trucks out of the required 3,000 entered Gaza—and many were looted amid deliberate security chaos engineered by Israel as part of its “starvation policy.”

Gaza officials also reported that Israel has effectively banned the entry of 430 essential food data-x-items needed for survival, particularly for children, patients, and the wounded. Banned goods include eggs, red and white meat, fish, dairy, cheese, fruits, vegetables, and vital supplements for pregnant women, children, and the sick.