More Than 100 NGOs Raise Alarm Over Starvation Crisis in Gaza

Over 100 aid and human rights groups have urgently warned that mass starvation is spreading across Gaza.

They raised this alarm on Wednesday, even as the United States announced that its top envoy would travel to Europe to push for a ceasefire and aid corridor.

Israel continues to face international condemnation over the dire conditions in Gaza.

More than two million people struggle with extreme shortages of food, water, and medicine after nearly two years of unrelenting conflict.

Despite the crisis, Israel insists it has not blocked humanitarian supplies.

Officials claim that 950 trucks loaded with food and other essentials remain inside Gaza, waiting for international agencies to collect and distribute them.

However, Israeli forces maintain heavy military operations in Gaza City and the northern region. The Israeli army claims it struck dozens of what it calls “terror targets.”

Meanwhile, Gaza’s civil defence agency reported 17 deaths from Israeli strikes overnight, including that of a pregnant woman.

The United Nations revealed that Israeli forces killed over 1,000 Palestinians attempting to access food since the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) began operations in late May.

This new aid channel has sidelined the UN-led mechanism that once oversaw humanitarian deliveries.

A joint statement signed by 111 organizations, including Save the Children, Doctors Without Borders, and Oxfam, described widespread suffering.

Aid workers and the people they serve, they said, are wasting away while supplies remain untouched.

Palestinian women and children celebrating in Gaza after Israel and Hamas declared ceasefire

The signatories demanded an immediate ceasefire, full opening of land crossings, and unrestricted aid delivery through trusted UN-led mechanisms.

The US envoy, Steve Witkoff, will hold talks in Europe and could later visit the Middle East.

State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce expressed hope that both sides would agree on a ceasefire and an operational humanitarian corridor.

Israel says it has allowed nearly 4,500 aid trucks into Gaza recently.

But it accuses Hamas of hoarding supplies, stealing food to resell at inflated prices, and attacking civilians waiting for aid.

Despite that, international groups claim Israeli restrictions and poor coordination make it nearly impossible to move food safely.

Warehouses packed with supplies sit idle, both outside and inside Gaza. Aid workers say they cannot deliver essentials without Israel’s permission and coordination.

Meanwhile, the head of Gaza’s largest hospital confirmed that 21 children died of starvation over just three days.

Palestinians, aid groups say, live in a cruel cycle of broken promises and false hope. Every day, they wake to deeper hunger, trauma, and despair. The war continues, with no lasting ceasefire in sight.

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