Major media say Gaza staff face starvation as 40 Palestinians died from malnutrition in July - War on Gaza
'We are desperately concerned for our journalists in Gaza, who are increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families,' said a joint statement by The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Reuters and the BBC.
'For many months, these independent journalists have been the world's eyes and ears on the ground in Gaza. They are now facing the same dire circumstances as those they are covering.'
The statement called on Israel to allow journalists in and out of Gaza and allow adequate food supplies into the territory.
'We are desperately concerned for our journalists in Gaza, who are increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families,' said a joint statement by The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Reuters and the BBC.
Israel has barred international media from entering Gaza independently throughout the 21-month war.
The statement came a day after more than 100 charity and human rights groups said that Israel's blockade and ongoing military offensive are pushing Palestinians in the Gaza Strip toward starvation.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian Health Ministry said 48 Palestinians have died of malnutrition this past month, adding that 59 Palestinians died of malnutrition so far in 2025, up from 50 in 2024, and four in 2023 when Israel started its war on Gaza.
In the most recent cases, a man and a woman died of malnutrition Wednesday, the Shifa Hospital told The Associated Press.
Of the 113 that died of malnutrition in Gaza since 2023, 81 were children, the Health Ministry said.
Since Israel's aid blockade in March, Gaza's humanitarian situation has become dire, alarming international organisations. The United Nations World Food Program has said 100,000 women and children are facing famine levels of starvation.
The International Rescue Community said their teams in Gaza have reported a surge in cases of children being rushed to the hospital due to malnutrition.
'Their small bodies are shutting down — they can't breathe, their immune systems are collapsing, and they are highly vulnerable to infection,' IRC's acting director in the occupied Palestinian Territories, Scott Lea, said in a statement Wednesday.
'Their lives are hanging by a thread.'
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