Four-Year-Old Boy Dies of Malnutrition in Gaza... 58 Starved to Death in 80 Days

Gaza Residents Starve and Suffer for Over 11 Weeks
International Community Warns of Severe Humanitarian Crisis

In the Gaza Strip, a four-year-old boy has died of malnutrition. Since the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas expired in early March 2025 and the blockade of the Gaza Strip began, the number of malnutrition-related deaths in Gaza has increased to a total of 58 over approximately 80 days. On May 25 (local time), Yonhap News, citing Palestinian media outlet WAFA, reported that the blockade of Gaza led to the death of the four-year-old boy from malnutrition and that the number of deaths is expected to rise further.

A four-year-old boy died of malnutrition in the Gaza Strip, and since the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas expired in early March and the blockade of the Gaza Strip began, the number of malnutrition deaths in the Gaza Strip has increased to a total of 58 over approximately 80 days. AFP·Yonhap News

According to an announcement from Al Ahli Arab Hospital in northern Gaza, deaths caused by shortages of medicines and other factors have been counted at 242, with most identified as elderly. Philip Lazarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), pointed out on X (formerly Twitter) that Gaza residents have been starving for more than 11 weeks and have not received basic necessities such as water and medicine.

Commissioner-General Lazarini appealed through the United Nations that 500 to 600 aid trucks per day must be allowed to enter Gaza to prevent the worsening of the humanitarian disaster. This case of death has once again highlighted the severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Previously, after the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas expired around March 2025, continued restrictions on access to Gaza have disrupted the supply of food and medicine.

According to the announcement from Al Ahli Arab Hospital in northern Gaza, deaths due to shortages of medicines and other factors have been counted at 242, with most identified as elderly. Philip Lazarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), pointed out on X (formerly Twitter) that Gaza residents have been starving for more than 11 weeks and have not received basic necessities such as water and medicine. AFP·Yonhap News Agency

In response, Israel has partially resumed humanitarian aid to Gaza, and a new aid program supported by the United States is also expected to begin soon. However, the international community continues to warn of a severe humanitarian crisis, citing ongoing shortages of food and medicine as well as child malnutrition. The United Nations and aid organizations have pointed out that "81% of Gaza is under militarization or forced evacuation orders," with hundreds of thousands of people repeatedly displaced.

The war surrounding Gaza began when Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. At that time, 1,200 Israelis were killed and 250 were taken hostage. Since then, retaliatory attacks by the Israeli military have resulted in more than 53,000 deaths in Gaza, with an estimated one-third of the victims being minors.

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