Israel-Killed Palestinians Top 59,700 Amid Gaza Starvation Crisis

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues to worsen as Israel enforces a near-total blockade and conducts frequent airstrikes and ground operations, resulting in escalating civilian casualties and starvation. Over the past 24 hours, at least 88 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces, including 6 who died from malnutrition, bringing the total starvation deaths to over 125, many of them children and infants. Aid deliveries remain severely restricted despite a daily 10-hour pause announced by the Israeli army to facilitate humanitarian convoys; however, many Palestinians have been killed while waiting for aid, highlighting ongoing criticism of Israel's limited and inconsistent aid flow. Hospitals in Gaza are overwhelmed and operating under critical shortages of fuel, medicine, and equipment, with many unable to treat starvation cases or bombing victims. International actors, including European countries and the UN, have condemned the ongoing violence and called for an immediate ceasefire and unrestricted humanitarian access to prevent further mass starvation and civilian suffering. The Gaza Health Ministry and humanitarian organizations have characterized Israel's actions as deliberate and systematic, amounting to war crimes and genocide amid the protracted conflict.