The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said that one in three children under the age of two in northern Gaza now suffers from acute malnutrition, and that famine is looming on the horizon.

UNRWA added in a statement published on social media, “Child malnutrition is spreading rapidly and reaching unprecedented levels in Gaza.”

Hospitals in Gaza reported that some children were dying from malnutrition and dehydration.

The international body responsible for monitoring food insecurity (the Integrated Interim Classification of Food Security) is expected to soon submit a report on the extent of the hunger crisis in Gaza, after it said last December that there is a risk of famine occurring during a forecast period extending until next May. .

World Central Kitchen said the first shipment to Gaza from the charity, which led aid deliveries via a new sea route via Cyprus, arrived on Thursday and was unloaded.