Israel Accused of Gaza Malnutrition Crisis

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has published an analysis accusing Israel of deliberately creating a 'manufactured malnutrition crisis' in the Gaza Strip by restricting food and aid deliveries and attacking civilian infrastructure. The report, based on data from late 2024 to early 2026, highlights significantly higher levels of prematurity, infant mortality, and miscarriages among infants born to malnourished mothers. MSF also criticized the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a US- and Israeli-backed private organization that largely replaced UN aid distribution, for its ineffective and 'militarized' food distribution points. The United Nations has declared famine in parts of Gaza and reported significant impediments to humanitarian operations, while the World Health Organization has warned of intensifying starvation risks. Experts and other human rights groups, such as Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor, corroborate that Israel's policies amount to the deliberate use of starvation, with the crisis exacerbated by the destruction of Gaza's local food production and distribution systems.