epaselect epa12051675 Internally displaced Palestinians push themselves in line to receive a portion of food from a charity kitchen, in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, 24 April 2025. According to the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA, over a million people across the Gaza Strip are experiencing 'high levels' of acute food insecurity, with acute malnutrition several times higher than before the war. The UN estimates at least 1.9 million people (nine in ten) are internally displaced. EPA-EFE/HAITHAM IMAD
Hungry Palestinian children at a charity food kitchen in Jabalia, northern Gaza, on April 24, 2025 [Haitham Imad/EPA]

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Published On 26 Apr 202526 Apr 2025

  • The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) says Israel is inflicting “man-made” and “politically motivated starvation” on Gaza as the UN’s World Food Programme reports aid stocks in the enclave are completely depleted.
  • Michael Fakhri, UN rapporteur on the right to food, said Israel has blockaded Gaza for more than 50 days and continues “executing this starvation campaign with no repercussions”.