Over 115 dead from starvation amid ongoing Israeli blockade in Gaza

Hospitals in Gaza have reported the death of more than 115 people due to starvation caused by the Israeli occupation’s blockade. The worsening famine is spreading across the entire Strip, compounded by the complete closure of all crossings for 145 consecutive days and the continued prevention of essential humanitarian aid and baby formula from entering.

The office also addressed circulating claims made by some activists outside Gaza, suggesting the famine has been broken or that “hundreds of aid trucks” have entered, categorically denying the assertions.

In a statement released on Thursday, the Government Media Office in Gaza warned of a near-total absence of food, water, and medicine. It stressed that the Strip urgently requires at least 500,000 bags of flour per week to avert total humanitarian collapse.

“These claims have no basis in reality,” the statement emphasized, warning that such narratives dangerously echo Israeli propaganda and distort the truth of the ongoing humanitarian crime.

It further cautioned against the spread of rumors that could numb international awareness and shift attention away from the crisis, urging the Palestinian people and their allies to reject misinformation and remain steadfast in delivering accurate accounts of the situation.

The statement concluded with an appeal to all countries, without exception, to immediately break the blockade, permanently open the crossings, and ensure the unrestricted entry of baby formula and humanitarian aid for the more than 2.4 million Palestinians trapped under siege in the Gaza Strip.

NRC says staff in Gaza fainting due to hunger amid Israeli blockade

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) announced on Tuesday that it has completely run out of humanitarian supplies in the Gaza Strip, with some staff members now facing hunger.

“We distributed our last tent, our last food parcel, and our last relief item. There is nothing left,” said NRC Secretary-General Jan Egeland in an interview with Reuters.

The NRC operates in Gaza with 64 Palestinian staff members and two international employees. Due to escalating threats and “Israel’s” forced displacement of Gaza’s residents, 33 employees had to be relocated from Deir al-Balah on Sunday.

With fuel supplies dwindling, the council warned that clean drinking water is rapidly running out. In recent weeks, NRC was able to provide water to approximately 100,000 people in central and northern Gaza, but that supply is now nearly exhausted.