Stephane Dujarric, the spokesperson of UN chief Antonio Guterres, warns that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is “beyond catastrophic”.
“Amid ongoing hostilities and extreme hunger, more deaths are recorded every day. Hunger related deaths continue to be reported, including among children,” Dujarric told reporters.
He cited UN agencies as saying that the amounts of food entering Gaza are insufficient to meet the needs of the population amid the Israeli blockade.
Dujarric stressed that in order to prevent hunger-related deaths, “humanitarians must be able to deliver food at scale and consistently through all available crossings and routes to reach the population of 2.1 million people”.
All children under five in Gaza at risk of acute malnutrition, WFP warns
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned that as of July 2025, more than 320,000 children – the entire population under the age of five in Gaza – are at risk of acute malnutrition.
Families are surviving on the bare minimum of basic foods, with almost no dietary diversity, WFP said. The agency called for an immediate ceasefire to allow large-scale delivery of humanitarian aid.
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