Translated by Irene Cecchi
The Gaza Strip is experiencing an extremely serious humanitarian situation, with millions of people trapped in a worsening food and health crisis. The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has described the situation as a man-made mass famine, emphasizing that the main cause is the blockade imposed by Israel.
According to testimonies collected by the WHO, many children cry themselves to exhaustion due to hunger and parents recount dramatic stories of suffering. In just the first weeks of July, nearly 5,000 children were diagnosed with acute malnutrition, while the specialized centers for treating malnutrition are collapsing, with insufficient supplies to cope with the emergency.
Locally, the situation has been worsened by the replacement of the many NGOs that used to manage food distribution with a single organization, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), created under Israeli pressure. Before the conflict, around 400 distribution centers were operating —today, there are only 4 left, all controlled by Israel and surrounded by military infrastructure. The few daily openings of these centers often result in dangerous and violent overcrowding, where people risk their lives to get food.
Living conditions are now desperate: residents consume only one daily ration of poor-quality food and access to drinking water is severely compromised, with 95% of families having insufficient quantities for daily consumption and hygiene, due to the Israeli blockade, which also limits the energy needed to operate desalination plants.
The number of deaths is alarming: more than 115 people have already died of hunger, including at least 21 children under the age of five just in 2025. The WHO also points out that malnutrition affects more than 10% of the population and severely impacts pregnant and breastfeeding women, with over 20% suffering from serious nutritional deficiencies.
The health situation is further worsened by the uncontrolled spread of diseases linked to contaminated water, with exponential increases in dysentery (+302%), watery diarrhea (+150%) and jaundice (+101%) over the past three months.
Thousands of pallets of food aid, medicine, hygiene supplies and medical equipment remain stuck in regional warehouses, unable to reach those in need. Humanitarian organizations such as Oxfam are urgently calling for a full ceasefire and the immediate reopening of all crossings to avoid a catastrophic health disaster.
The international community is expressing deep concern. Gaza is now on the brink of an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, where hunger, violence and lack of essential services threaten the survival of millions of people, especially children, women and the elderly.
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Wiam Kessab
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Wiam Kessab, classe 2001, ha conseguito la laurea triennale presso la Fondazione UniverMantova in mediazione linguistica; lingue per le relazioni internazionali.
Attualmente sta frequentando il corso di laurea magistrale in relazioni internazionali e diplomazia, curriculum in diritto internazionale ed economia presso l’Università degli studi di Padova.
Durante i suoi studi ha sviluppato un forte interesse sia per le relazioni internazionali che per le lingue.
Attualmente è autrice di Mondo internazionale Post per "Società e Legge".
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Wiam Kessab, born in 2001, graduated from the Fondazione UniverMantova in language mediation; languages for international relations.
She is currently attending the Master's degree course in international relations and diplomacy, curriculum in international law and economy at the University of Padua.
During her studies, she developed a strong interest for the international relations and languages.
She is currently author of International World Post for 'Society and Law'.
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