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Gaza's children still struggling with hunger as another famine threatens

Children recovering from 2025 famine face renewed food crisis as UN warns of imminent emergency.

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Children in Gaza who survived a famine between August and December 2025 are still recovering from malnutrition and face another food emergency. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs warned that 67% of Gaza's population suffers from food insecurity, with 200,000 people living in conditions that precede formal famine declaration, driven by Israel's long-running siege and soaring food prices.

  • Children who survived Gaza's 2025 famine remain malnourished and weakened, with recovery taking six months after food became available.
  • UN warns 67% of Gaza's 2 million population faces food insecurity, with 200,000 in pre-famine conditions due to Israel's siege and soaring prices.
  • Families rely on community kitchens serving basic rice meals that prevent starvation but lack essential nutrients for child development.
  • Widows like Sahar al-Bardini, sole breadwinners for multiple children, unable to afford adequate or varied food despite food vouchers and assistance.

How it unfolded

  1. Report Al Jazeera reports on lingering hunger

    Al Jazeera publishes feature on Sahar al-Bardini and her three children struggling with food insecurity and limited access to nutritious meals in al-Zawaida camp.

  2. Report UN warns of new food emergency

    United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs warns Gaza faces severe food emergency that could develop into another famine, with 67% of population food insecure.

  3. 35 weeks quiet
  4. Event Famine conditions end but effects persist

    Famine period ends (August-December 2025), but children remain malnourished and weak, taking six months to regain health and weight.

  5. 17 weeks quiet
  6. Event Gaza famine begins

    Famine conditions begin across Gaza, affecting families including Sahar al-Bardini's children Omar and Sama.

What people are saying verbatim

“Omar and Sama became very weak during the famine and lost a lot of weight. Even after food became more available, it took them around six months to gradually regain their health and weight.”

Sahar al-Bardini · Al Jazeera · Aug 8

“My biggest fear is that my children will become weak again. I want to see them healthy, but the food they need isn't easy for me to provide every day.”

Sahar al-Bardini · Al Jazeera · Aug 8

“The meal fills their stomachs, but it doesn't contain everything a child's body needs to be properly nourished and regain strength. The children need a more varied diet – they need eggs, vegetables, fruit, meat and other things. I try to provide whatever I can but my means are limited.”

Sahar al-Bardini · Al Jazeera · Aug 8

“When I receive food vouchers, I try to make the most of them. Everything is expensive, and I'm carrying the responsibility of three children on my own.”

Sahar al-Bardini · Al Jazeera · Aug 8