The United Nations has issued a chilling warning: over 14,000 babies in Gaza could die within 48 hours if urgent nutritional aid does not reach them. The number is not an exaggeration — it is a desperate call for help amid one of the worst humanitarian crises of our time.
UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher told the BBC that severe malnutrition is sweeping through Gaza, where more than 14,100 children under five are suffering from acute hunger. Already, 57 children have died due to starvation during the blockade.
And the aid that could save them? Still sitting undelivered.
Despite 93 aid trucks carrying flour, baby food, and medical supplies being allowed to cross into Gaza through the Kerem Shalom checkpoint after 11 weeks, not a single package has reached the population, confirms the UN. Bureaucracy, military hurdles, and lack of Israeli clearance have paralyzed the entire distribution process.
“We waited for hours — and still weren’t allowed to deliver,” said UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric. Aid must be offloaded, reloaded, and cleared again — a slow and chaotic process made nearly impossible by ongoing military activity.
The UN says 600 trucks are needed every day to meet Gaza’s basic humanitarian needs. What has entered is barely symbolic — and completely ineffective.
Authorities in Gaza call this a deliberate “starvation policy” by Israel, claiming at least 326 Palestinians have died from hunger since March 2 alone.
The broader war continues to devastate:
Gaza’s Health Ministry says 53,573 Palestinians have been killed, with 121,688 injured.
Gaza’s Government Media Office updated the toll to over 61,700, including thousands presumed dead under rubble.
On the other side, 1,139 people were killed in Israel during Hamas’s October 7 attacks, with over 200 taken captive.
As the humanitarian toll mounts, the world is reacting:
The UK has suspended trade talks with Israel, with PM Keir Starmer calling the crisis “morally unjustifiable.”
The EU is reviewing its political and economic agreement with Israel over the “catastrophic” situation.
Western countries, including Canada and France, are demanding a ceasefire and full aid access.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the resumed aid deliveries “a positive step,” but admitted it is “nowhere near enough.”
Thousands of babies are dying in the dark, while food and medicine wait at the gates.
The world has a choice: act — or be complicit in silence.
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