Gaza’s Food Crisis Spirals as Aid Groups Say Starvation Is Spreading

Palestinians at a charity kitchen in Khan Younis, Gaza, on July 22.Source: AFP/Getty Images

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By Ethan Bronner and Dan Williams

July 24, 2025 at 5:26 AM EDT

Updated on

July 24, 2025 at 6:38 AM EDT

Scores of aid groups say the humanitarian situation in Gaza is worse than ever and that starvation is spreading, with Israel blaming the situation on Hamas.

The crisis is spiraling as Israel and Hamas mull a truce and comes two weeks after the European Union announced an agreement with Israel to increase the flow of food to Gaza.