Archive · 25 Jul 2025
Gaza Faces Acute Malnutrition Crisis, Food Supplies Running Out
Imagine kids in Gaza are very hungry and need special food to get better.
There isn't enough of this special food, called RUTF, which is like a super healthy paste.
UNICEF says they'll run out soon.
Many kids are already sick because they don't have enough food.
Aid organizations are trying to help, but not enough food is getting in due to restrictions.
The lack of food is making the kids sicker, and some have even died.
It's like the stores ran out of the medicine these kids desperately need.
Gaza is facing a severe shortage of specialized food needed to treat severely malnourished children.
UNICEF reports that supplies of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) will be depleted by mid-August.
From April to mid-July, over 20,000 children were admitted with acute malnutrition in Gaza.
The WHO reports that a program to prevent malnutrition may halt due to lack of nutritional supplements.
Israel has restricted aid, citing concerns about diversion to militant groups.
- Who
- Malnourished children in Gaza, UNICEF, WHO, and aid organizations.
- What
- Shortage of specialized food for malnourished children.
- When
- Supplies of RUTF expected to run out by mid-August.
- Where
- Gaza
- Why
- Restricted aid and existing food shortages due to the conflict.
International Aid Agencies
Israeli Government
Aid Delivery
International Aid Agencies
Aid restrictions are significantly hindering the delivery of crucial medical and nutritional supplies.
Israeli Government
Israel maintains it is allowing sufficient aid and blames Hamas for the humanitarian situation.
- RUTF Supply Depletion
- Mid-August
- Children Treated by UNICEF (July)
- 5,000
- Children with Acute Malnutrition (April-Mid July)
- 20,504
- Severe Acute Malnutrition Cases
- 3,247
- Reported Malnutrition Deaths
- 21 (under 5)
- Total Starvation Deaths
- 113