WFP: One in every three people in Gaza goes days without eating

The World Food Programme (WFP) said the humanitarian situation in Gaza has reached an "unprecedented level of deterioration," with people dying due to lack of food.

In a press release issued today, Monday, the WFP stated that around 90,000 children and women are suffering from acute malnutrition, while nearly a third of the population is going without food for consecutive days.

The program expressed deep concern over the Israeli occupation forces’ attack on aid seekers yesterday, which resulted in an unspecified number of civilian casualties. These individuals were merely trying to obtain food for their families amid a rapidly worsening famine.

The WFP added that this attack occurred despite previous Israeli commitments to facilitate humanitarian convoys, including assurances that there would be no military interference.

The organization reaffirmed its full commitment to the humanitarian principles of independence, neutrality, and impartiality, emphasizing that these values form the basis of the trust it builds with the communities it serves.

It stressed that the only way to contain the crisis is through “a massive scale-up of food distribution” to restore public trust and ease their fears. The WFP called for an immediate ceasefire and the safe, regular, and systematic delivery of humanitarian aid across the Gaza Strip.

The program appealed to the international community to exert pressure on all parties to ensure that aid reaches the starving families in Gaza safely and without obstruction.

According to medical sources in Gaza, 94 civilians waiting for humanitarian aid were killed on Sunday, raising the death toll of these “death traps” since May 27, 2025, to 995 martyrs and 6,011 injured, in addition to 45 missing persons.

It is worth noting that the ongoing Israeli aggression against our people in Gaza since October 7, 2023, has so far resulted in the martyrdom of 58,895 citizens, the majority of whom are children and women, and the injury of 140,980 others. These numbers are not final, as many victims remain under the rubble or in the streets, and rescue and medical teams are unable to reach them.