Mothers suffer from ‘severe malnutrition’ amid blockade
Children are not the only ones suffering from the ongoing hunger crisis. Last week, the World Health Organization reported that more than 20 percent of pregnant and breastfeeding women in Gaza are suffering from malnutrition.
Falestine Ahmed, a mother in Gaza, told Al Jazeera she went to al-Awda Hospital due to weight loss. “I used to weigh 57kg [126 pounds], now I weigh 42kg [93 pounds], and both my son and I have been diagnosed with severe malnutrition,” she said. “We barely have any food at home, and even when it’s available, it’s far too expensive for us to afford.”
Israeli attacks kill four in Gaza City, Khan Younis
At least four people were killed and others injured after Israeli forces targeted civilians in Gaza City and Khan Younis, Wafa reported, citing medical sources.
According to a source at al-Ahli Hospital, a woman was killed in an Israeli air strike near Salah al-Din Mosque in the Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City.
Moreover, a source at the Nasser Medical Complex said one person was killed after an air strike northwest of Khan Younis, southern Gaza.
Two others were killed in an attack on the Ramida area of Bani Suheila.
Gaza City ‘worst hit’ area by malnutrition, says WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that malnutrition in Gaza is on a “dangerous trajectory” as deaths due to the food crisis increase.
“The crisis remains entirely preventable. Deliberate blocking and delay of large-scale food, health, and humanitarian aid has cost many lives. Nearly one in five children under five in Gaza City is now acutely malnourished, as reported by Nutrition Cluster partners,” the WHO wrote on X.
According to Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) indicators, the percentage of children aged 6–59 months suffering from acute malnutrition “tripled” since June in Gaza City, making it the “worst-hit” area in the enclave.
“WHO calls for urgent, sustained efforts to flood the Gaza Strip with diverse, nutritious food and to expedite the delivery of therapeutic supplies for children and vulnerable groups, as well as essential medicines and supplies,” the organisation said.
“This flow must remain consistent and unhindered to support recovery and prevent further deterioration,” it added.
Malnutrition is on a dangerous trajectory in the Gaza Strip, marked by a spike in deaths in July.
Of 74 malnutrition-related deaths in 2025, 63 occurred in July—including 24 children under five, a child over five, and 38 adults. Most of these people were declared dead on arrival… pic.twitter.com/nIILYzPYhj
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) July 27, 2025
Oxfam says ‘trickle of trucks’ will not reverse months of ‘engineered starvation’
The aid group Oxfam International has said that small Israeli concessions on humanitarian assistance will not be enough to reverse the damage of months of near-total restrictions.
“Deadly airdrops and a trickle of trucks won’t undo months of engineered starvation in Gaza,” Bushra Khalidi, an Oxfam official for Israel-Palestine, said in a statement.
“What’s needed is the immediate opening of all crossings for full, unhindered, and safe aid delivery across all of Gaza and a permanent ceasefire. Anything less risks being little more than a tactical gesture.”
Gaza death toll rises to 62 since dawn
At least 62 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza despite a “tactical pause” in fighting to allow aid into the enclave, medical sources told Al Jazeera.
Among the dead, 34 were aid seekers.
