Health officials in Gaza warn that anaemia among infants has reached unprecedented levels, exposing the depth of a humanitarian catastrophe unfolding under the genocidal war. Current medical assessments indicate that more than four in five children under the age of one are suffering from severe anaemia, a rate doctors describe as catastrophic for a population already enduring widespread malnutrition, displacement, and relentless shortages of basic supplies. The situation is compounded by the continued obstruction of essential paediatric medicines, leaving infants at extreme risk of irreversible developmental damage.

Medical teams report a surge in congenital abnormalities since the beginning of the genocide, with dozens of newborns affected and overall birth rates dropping sharply. Health specialists say these figures reflect a population experiencing long-term harm as a result of deprivation, hunger, and the systematic withholding of critical healthcare materials. The collapse of maternity services, combined with widespread displacement, means thousands of pregnant women are unable to access safe delivery options or postnatal care.

The broader health system remains on the brink of total breakdown. Hospitals are operating with severe shortages of medicine, many categories depleted by up to 70 percent, while thousands of patients who require urgent treatment abroad have been left waiting indefinitely as exit permits remain blocked. Local medical authorities describe the situation as a deliberate policy of deprivation that deepens famine conditions and accelerates the deterioration of public health.

Doctors warn that without unrestricted entry of medical supplies, nutritional support, and humanitarian access, Gaza’s children will face lifelong consequences. They stress that the crisis is not easing but worsening, with new patterns of harm emerging as the blockade tightens and essential goods continue to be withheld.