- UN agencies say starvation and malnutrition in Gaza have reached the worst levels since the war began nearly three years ago.
- WFP is urging Israeli authorities to allow at least 100 food trucks per day and to ensure safe, rapid clearances for humanitarian convoys.
- OCHA notes five new deaths from malnutrition in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 227, including 103 children, since October 2023.
The Big Picture
The United Nations is sounding the alarm over accelerating hunger in Gaza, with the World Food Programme warning of “looming starvation” and the UN humanitarian office reporting rising malnutrition deaths. The latest update was published by UN News. After that report, officials continued to emphasize that Gaza’s roughly 2.1 million people are receiving only a fraction of the aid required.
What’s New
Humanitarian movements continue to face delays, denials, and impediments. UN officials said aid groups formally requested coordination for 16 missions through the Kerem Shalom and Zikim crossings and within Gaza itself. Four were facilitated and three denied; several others were impeded, with some ultimately completed and others unable to proceed. The slow, unpredictable clearance process is costing “precious time,” officials said.
🚨 Starvation is looming in #Gaza.
— WFP in the Middle East & North Africa (@WFP_MENA) August 12, 2025
At least 100 WFP trucks per day should be allowed through the northern, central, & southern border points.
📣 We need to flood Gaza with large-scale food aid.
What They’re Saying
Context
According to the UN humanitarian office, Gaza’s health authorities reported five additional deaths from malnutrition and starvation in the last day, bringing the total to 227 since October 2023, including 103 children. One third of the population is reportedly going days without eating, and about half a million people are on the brink of starvation, WFP emphasized. UN teams also reported renewed displacement in the occupied West Bank, where a Palestinian Bedouin community in Ramallah governorate was evicted amid raids and settler violence, according to humanitarians.
What’s Next
The WFP is calling for at least 100 truckloads of food each day through northern, central, and southern entry points; faster approvals and clearances; and guarantees of no armed presence or firing near aid convoys or distribution sites. Humanitarians say these steps are essential to scale deliveries and prevent further loss of life as needs continue to outpace supply.
The Bottom Line
UN agencies say the window to avert mass starvation is narrowing. Without predictable, large-scale access and security guarantees for relief operations, Gaza’s hunger emergency will deepen and more civilians—especially children—will die.
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