Munir Al-Bursh, Director General of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, has warned of a worsening humanitarian catastrophe, revealing that 62% of children are suffering from anemia due to severe malnutrition. Additionally, 25% of pregnant women are facing acute nutritional deficiencies. He stated that the signs of disaster are now clearly visible across large segments of the population.
According to Al-Bursh, only 30% of the health system is currently operational, and clean, usable water is virtually unavailable. The United Nations has classified Gaza’s situation as Stage Five in food insecurity—the highest level—indicating that mass death and societal collapse are imminent, with the most vulnerable groups—children and women—expected to be hit first.
UN agencies report that over half a million children in Gaza are experiencing severe food insecurity, while UNICEF has warned that famine is no longer a threat but a looming reality. Without the immediate opening of humanitarian corridors, thousands of children are at risk of dying from hunger and disease.
Despite these dire warnings, the world remains largely silent, while humanitarian organizations continue to call for urgent action to prevent Gaza from becoming a mass grave for innocent children—victims of a cruel injustice they had no part in creating.
