The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Humanitarian Coordinator for Gaza, Sigrid Kaag, said that more than 60,000 children under the age of five in the Gaza Strip suffer from malnutrition.

Speaking to Anadolu Agency on the sidelines of her participation in the fourth edition of the Antalya Diplomatic Forum held in southern Turkey, Kag added that the humanitarian aid sent by the United Nations to Gaza during the ceasefire agreement period reached its beneficiaries without any problems. However, "the flow of aid continued within the framework of the ceasefire agreement, but since the second half of March, aid has not been allowed to enter."

Kaag noted that humanitarian workers are facing a shortage of the equipment needed to carry out their operations, and that the fuel needed to operate hospitals has run out, disrupting the distribution of humanitarian aid.

She added, "We know that more than 60,000 children in Gaza under the age of five suffer from malnutrition. Every number in these statistics represents a human being, a life, and a struggle for survival."

She emphasized that international law requires Israel to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, stressing the urgent need for this aid to be delivered. She said that Israeli attacks on Gaza not only target civilians but are also "terrifying" for humanitarian aid workers, the majority of whom are Palestinian civilians.