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DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS CEO: Starvation crisis in Gaza was 'utterly predictable'
MSNBCยท 2025-07-28 00:17
Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza - Food scarcity is severe, with aid not reaching needed levels after 21 months of siege [1] - Doctors Without Borders staff, including approximately 1,000 Palestinian members, face daily food insecurity [2] - Approximately 35 international colleagues, including Americans, are witnessing a starvation campaign [2] - Malnutrition is increasing among children aged 6 months to 5 years and pregnant/breastfeeding women [3] - Surveys indicate 25%, or one in four, admitted to health facilities are malnourished [3] Aid Distribution Challenges - Food distribution is conducted under a scheme by GHF, which is questioned as a humanitarian organization [5] - Obtaining food requires crossing dangerous zones, often at night, risking being shot [5] - Reaching food aid is extremely dangerous, with at least one colleague killed recently [6]