Palestinian children face starvation under Israel’s total Gaza blockade

UNICEF says children face ‘growing risk of starvation, illness and death’ as Israel bars food and other aid deliveries. Thousands of Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip are facing an increased threat of starvation, the United Nations has warned, as Israel’s continued blockade of food, water and other critical supplies to the besieged and bombarded coastal territory enters its third month. But the situation has worsened since Israel imposed a total blockade on the Palestinian enclave in early March. “We have no food supplies or supplementary materials or medications for these children,” Shawa told Al Jazeera from Gaza City. “Children are in their growing stage and badly need certain nutrients, including proteins and fats,” the paediatrician told Al Jazeera.