Six more Palestinians, including a child, have died of starvation in Gaza within the past 24 hours, as the blockade chokes off the Strip’s last remaining lifelines. With crossings sealed and humanitarian aid denied entry, hospitals warn that shelves are emptying of food and medicine, and that the death toll will only rise as the crisis deepens.

Every family in Gaza now lives under the shadow of hunger. According to international data, all 2.2 million people in the Strip face critical food insecurity, with agencies describing the situation as “effective famine.” In the absence of sufficient aid, children and the elderly are the first to pay the price, their frail bodies unable to withstand weeks of malnutrition and disease.

While international organisations repeatedly caution that restrictions on aid deliveries threaten millions of lives, the blockade remains firmly in place. For those enduring the siege, hope is fading with every day that passes without bread, clean water, or medicine, as Gaza is left to starve in silence.