Gaza hunger crisis ripples across health sector as Israeli blockade endures

A Palestinian woman sits with her baby inside a tent where they take shelter, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 1, 2025.

What you need to know:

  • Israel cut most supplies into Gaza when the war began on October 7, 2023 with a Hamas attack, and although it allowed more aid into the enclave during a ceasefire from January, it imposed a total blockade when its devastating, opens new tab and deadly military campaign resumed in March.