Almost a third of the people in Gaza “do not eat for days,” the UN warns

Almost one in three people in Gaza went days without eating, the UN Food Assistance Program warned.

“Malnutrition is growing with 90,000 women and children in urgent need for treatment,” the World Food Program (WFP) said in a statement to the AFP News Agency.

Gaza hunger warnings have intensified this week. Nine more people have been killed by malnutrition on Friday, according to the health ministry of the Hamas territory – leaving the common such death since the war to 122.

Israel, who controls the entry of all supplies into Gaza, says there is no restriction on help in the territory and blames Hamas for some malnutrition.

An Israeli security officer said on Friday that Airdrops could be allowed for Gaza help in the coming days – something that agencies have previously warned is an ineffective way to get supplies in Gaza.

While the local media reports that the United Arab Emirates and Jordan will carry out the latest drops, a senior Jordanian official told the BBC that his military is yet to be authorized by Israel for it.

The UN described this move as “dispels in inaction” by the Israeli government.

This move came against the backdrop of international concern for the humanitarian conditions in Gaza.

On Friday, Germany, France and the United Kingdom called on Israel to “immediately raise restrictions on the flow of aid” on the territory.

In a joint statement, they called for the immediate termination of the “humanitarian disaster we are witnessing in gas” and the war itself, adding that Israel should “maintain its obligations under international humanitarian law.”

“The retention of the basic humanitarian aid for the civilian population is unacceptable,” the statement said.

UN Secretary -General Antonio Guteres said he could not “explain the level of indifference and inaction, which we see from too much in the international community – the lack of compassion, the lack of truth, the lack of humanity.”

Turning to Amnesty’s International Global Assembly, he said more than 1,000 Palestinians had been killed while trying to gain access to food from May 27-when supported by the US and supported by Israel GAZA (GHF) began to distribute supplies as alternative to the system, directed.

An American performer working for GHF in May and June 2025, told the BBC on Friday that during that time he had “undoubtedly … witnessed war crimes.”

Anthony Aguilar said he saw IDF and US performers using live ammunition, artillery, mortar and civilian tanks fires at food distribution sites.

The retired soldier said: “Throughout my career, I have never witnessed the level of brutality and the use of indiscriminate and unnecessary power against civilians until I was in gas in the hands of IDF and American performers.”

In his reply, GHF said the allegations – which came from “disgruntled former contractor who was terminated for unlawful behavior a month ago” – were “categorically false.”

Meanwhile, the future of negotiations to secure a new transaction to terminate the fire and hostages remains uncertain after the US and Israel withdrew their negotiations from Qatar.

US President Donald Trump said Hamas “didn’t really want to make a deal”S

“I think they want to die,” he said.

Hamas expressed a surprise to the US remarks.

A senior Hamas official also told the BBC Gaza correspondent that mediators had informed that the group negotiations had not collapsed and said the Israeli delegation was expected to return to Doha next week.

Israel launched a war in Gaza in response to an attack, led by Hamas against South Israel on October 7, 2023, which killed about 1,200 people and 251 others were taken hostage.

Since then, more than 59,000 people have been killed in Gaza, according to Hamas Health Ministry.

Israel imposed a common blockade of supplies for help in early March and resumed its military offensive against Hamas two weeks later, collapsing two months of fire. It says he wants to put pressure on the group to release his other Israeli hostages.

Although the blockade was partially relieved after almost two months against the backdrop of warnings about starving by global experts, the shortage of food, medicine and fuel deteriorated.

The greater part of the gas population has been displaced many times and more than 90% of the homes are evaluated to be damaged or destroyed.

On Thursday, France announced that it would recognize the official recognition of the Palestinian state in September – a move that angered Israel and its main ally, the United States.

A day later, more than one -third of the UK MPs signed a letter to Prime Minister Kyer Starmer, calling on the United Kingdom to follow the example.

But Sir Cayer indicated that such a move would not be upcoming – This should be part of a “wider plan, which ultimately leads to a decision of two countries” – a Palestinian state with Israel.