Families in Gaza report worsening food shortages for children after Israel restricted commercial shipments and the WFP cut aid, forcing many to survive on tea and bread.
01Summary
- 01Huda Abu Leila, 30, now serves only tea and bread to her five daughters after Israel restricted goods entry on October 14.
- 02The WFP cut food assistance from 1.6 million people in September to 1.1 million in October, halving rations and reducing hot meals from 250,000 to 150,000 daily.
- 03An OCHA report on October 19 states over 2,800 children were treated for malnutrition in September, including more than 360 for severe acute malnutrition.
- 04A UNICEF survey found 12.2 percent of children under five in accessible areas suffer from stunting due to prolonged nutritional problems.
- 05Raeda Soboh, 40, says milk, meat, eggs and cheese have been absent from her family’s diet for about eight months.
02Why it matters
This matters because prolonged malnutrition threatens the health and development of Gaza's children, with stunting and acute malnutrition already documented, and aid cuts deepen an already critical crisis.
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