Published: TUESDAY June 10, 2025: 'More Than Just A War' by ZUMA Press represented APA photo-journalist Omar Ashtawy: More than 100 aid agencies released a joint statement to sound the alarm on the catastrophic humanitarian situation unfolding in Gaza, where Palestinians are suffering from ''mass starvation'' and ''are trapped in a cycle of hope and heartbreak.'' On the same day, the Hamas-run health ministry in the enclave reported that ten people died from malnutrition within 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths due to famine to 111, since the October 7 attacks in 2023. Two prominent Israeli rights groups said their country is committing genocide in Gaza, the first time that local Jewish-led organizations have made such accusations against Israel during nearly 22 months of war. Welcome to 'More Than Just A War'
© zReportage.com Issue #993 Story of the Week: Published: TUESDAY June 10, 2025: 'More Than Just A War' by ZUMA Press represented APA photo-journalist Omar Ashtawy: More than 100 aid agencies released a joint statement to sound the alarm on the catastrophic humanitarian situation unfolding in Gaza, where Palestinians are suffering from ''mass starvation'' and ''are trapped in a cycle of hope and heartbreak.'' On the same day, the Hamas-run health ministry in the enclave reported that ten people died from malnutrition within 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths due to famine to 111, since the October 7 attacks in 2023. Two prominent Israeli rights groups said their country is committing genocide in Gaza, the first time that local Jewish-led organizations have made such accusations against Israel during nearly 22 months of war. Welcome to 'More Than Just A War'
A Palestinian woman covers her ears as people mourn for 29-year-old Ayyoub Saber Abu Al-Hussain at Nasser Medical Hospital, after he died from severe malnutrition amid a critical shortage of food and medicine, and the continued closure of border crossings, in Khan Younis.
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Smoke, dust and flames rise after the Israeli army targets a building in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central of Gaza Strip.
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An Israeli fighter jet flies overhead as people rush towards an truck carrying humanitarian aid in western Jabalia, after trucks entered the northern Gaza Strip through the Israeli-controlled Zikim border crossing, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
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A man reacts in the street as smoke billows from the site following an Israeli airstrike targeting the home of the Al-Kilani family at Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City.
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Wounded Palestinian children are brought to Nasser Hospital for medical treatment following the Israeli attack on the al-Mawasi area in Khan Yunis, Gaza.
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Children comfort each other as Palestinians mourn the loss of their loved ones killed in Nasser Hospital after Israeli soldiers opened fire at Palestinians trying to reach the points where US aid was being distributed west of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip.
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A body is discovered as Palestinians search for victims and survivors at the site of an overnight Israeli strike on a fuel station where displaced people shelter, in Gaza City.
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Mourners grieve over the body of a deceased loved one as they attend the funeral of Palestinians killed in overnight Israeli strikes, according to medics, at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
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Bodies of Palestinians, who lost their lives in Israeli attacks on the Nabhan family house, are taken from Al Ahli Baptist Hospital for a funeral ceremony in Jabalia. The Israeli attacks at the refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip killed 13 people, including children and women.
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Palestinian men carry child victims wrapped in white sheets, as relatives of those who lost their lives in Israeli airstrike, mourn at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza.
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Palestinian women mourn their loss as bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli attack on makeshift tent shelters are brought to al Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Several people, including children, were killed in airstrikes targeting displaced Palestinians.
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A Palestinian man stands amid the rubble of the Abu Jeldah family's home, destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in Bureij refugee camp, central Gaza Strip.
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Children sit amid the rubble as Palestinians inspect damaged buildings following the Israeli attacks in Khan Yunis, Gaza.
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A man of tents for displaced Palestinians from northern and eastern Gaza are set up in Al-Katiba Square, west of Gaza City. An Israeli air strike has killed 28 people and injured dozens at the European Hospital in Khan Younis. The Israeli military said it had conducted a 'precise strike' on 'Hamas terrorists in a command and control centre' which it claimed was beneath the hospital.
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Deprived of basic needs such as shelter, food and clean water, Palestinians continue their daily life in makeshift tents and some still reside in heavily damaged buildings in Jabalia, Gaza. The humanitarian crisis experienced by Gazans trying to survive is escalating day by day due to Israel's attacks and blockade.
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Twelve-year-old Palestinian HALA SHUKRI DAHLIZ, who suffered a severe head injury in Israeli bombing resulting in the complete burning of her scalp, is seen in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Hala has been battling infections for two months and wait for the day she can regain her hair through proper treatment.
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Six-month-old Palestinian infant SALEM AWAD is cared for by his mother inside a tent in Gaza City. He suffers from severe malnutrition that threatens his life, amid rapidly worsening humanitarian conditions due to the ongoing Israeli assault and blockade on the Gaza Strip.
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Palestinian doctors with the body of Abdul Jawad Al-Ghalban, 14 years old, who died from severe malnutrition at Nasser Medical Hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
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The two brothers, YOUSSEF ABDEL RAHMAN MATAR (6 years old) and Amir Abdel Rahman Matar (4 years old), who suffer from intellectual and physical disabilities, are cared for by their mother inside a school sheltering displaced families in Gaza City. They face life-threatening severe malnutrition amid worsening humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip due to ongoing Israeli attacks and the prolonged blockade. Their health continues to deteriorate as Israel has kept border crossings closed since March, preventing the entry of food aid. Doctors warn their lives are at risk if they do not receive urgent medical care.
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Muhammad Zakariya Ayyoub al-Matouq, 2 year-old child in a tent in Gaza City, faces life-threatening malnutrition as the humanitarian situation worsens due to ongoing Israeli attacks and blockade. Having dropped from 9 to 6 kilograms, he struggles to survive, where milk, food, and other basic necessities are lacking
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Premature babies are being treated amid Israeli attacks at the Al-Hilu Hospital as they are at risk due to fuel shortages and closure of border crossings in Gaza City. The fuel crisis affecting all hospitals could lead to the failure of generators and vital equipment.
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Six-month-old Palestinian infant SALEM AWAD is cared for by his mother inside a tent in Gaza City. He suffers from severe malnutrition that threatens his life, amid rapidly worsening humanitarian conditions due to the ongoing Israeli assault and blockade on the Gaza Strip. His condition continues to deteriorate as Israel has kept the crossings closed since March, preventing the entry of food and aid raising the risk of losing his life without urgent medical care.
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A boy with bandaged head cries during treatment at hospital after being injured. Israeli attacks at Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip, killing 13 people, including children and women.
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An airplane drops humanitarian aid over Gaza as seen from northern Gaza Strip amid ongoing blockade by Israel on food aid distribution.
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Palestinian people make their way along al-Rashid street in western Jabalia, many carrying sacks of flour after trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered the northern Gaza Strip through the Israeli-controlled Zikim border crossing.
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Palestinian people carry sacks of flour and make their way along al-Rashid street in western Jabalia after trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered the northern Gaza Strip through the Israeli-controlled Zikim border crossing.
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Palestinians push themselves while waiting to receive a food handout from a charity kitchen, in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip. According to the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA, over a million people across the Gaza Strip are experiencing 'high levels' of acute food insecurity, with acute malnutrition several times higher than before the war.
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Humanitarian aid supplies are airdropped by military cargo planes over the western part of Deir al-Balah, in Al-Zawayda, Gaza. The aid parcels were collected from the ground by civilians gathered in the area.
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A displaced Palestinian family cook under an open fire while sheltering inside Siham School in Khan Younis city, amid harsh living conditions. These families are suffering from a worsening famine and severe food shortages due to the closure of border crossings and the Israeli occupation's prevention of food and humanitarian aid from entering the Gaza Strip.
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A boy sits on the ground and gulps a pot of beans by himself. Palestinians, including children, are struggling with hunger waited in line to receive hot meals distributed by the charity organizations while Israel's destructive attacks on the Gaza Strip continue.
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