Only 14 percent of Gaza aid allowed in as famine worsens under Israeli siege

Gaza’s Government Media Office says only 14 percent of essential food and aid has entered the territory in the past month, as Israel’s siege chokes supplies and drives a deepening starvation crisis.

“The Israeli occupation authorities continue to commit a systematic starvation crime against the population of the Gaza Strip,” the office said in a statement.

It reported that hunger and malnutrition have killed 313 people so far, including 119 children, warning the situation is most dire for “children, the sick, and the elderly.”

Officials said Israeli forces have closed all border crossings and banned the entry of 430 critical food items, leaving an “86 percent shortfall in aid."