General Motors, a car company, reported a 35 percent decline in second-quarter profits, including a $1.1 billion decline as a result of US tariffs, but it also confirmed its full-year forecast.
Although GM’s results on Tuesday still exceeded analyst expectations, the US automaker expressed concern that profits will be lower than they were in the first half of 2025.
The business noted the company’s focus on North American sales growth, which included strong pricing for new and updated trucks and sport utility vehicles. Among the automakers, GM was one of those who saw a rise in consumer demand for cars this spring in opposition to US tariffs and their higher prices.
Overall, revenues decreased by 1.8 percent to $ 47.1 billion, while profits overall decreased by 35.4 percent to $ 1.9 billion, year over year.
Early in April, the US imposed 25% tariffs on imported finished cars, which had an impact on major GM manufacturing plants in Mexico, Canada, and South Korea. Additionally, imported steel, aluminum, and auto parts have been subject to tariffs by automakers.
According to GM, the second quarter’s tariff hit showed “minimal mitigation offsets,” according to a slide presentation.
The Detroit-based company’s outlook for a weaker second half of 2025 is influenced by “seasonally lower” volumes, increased spending on vehicle launches, and the presence of two quarters with tariff hits in comparison to just one in the first half of the year.
After generating $6.5 billion in the first half of the year, GM anticipated annual operating income of $ 10 billion to $ 12.0 billion.
According to CNBC, CFO Paul Jacobson referred to the first quarter’s decline as “the peak of the tariff impact for us,” adding that mitigation efforts should result in a partial recovery in profit margins in the coming year.
manufacturing processes are shifting
According to a slide, GM said it would use “manufacturing adjustments, targeted cost initiatives, and consistent pricing” to at least at 30% of the tariff hit.
According to Jacobson, adjusting GM’s manufacturing footprint would take 18 to 24 months to complete.
Making use of unused capacity in its home market as President Donald Trump’s tariffs impose a fine on imported finished goods, GM announced in June that it would spend $4 billion over the course of two years to expand production in plants in Michigan, Kansas, and Tennessee.
The US production of the Chevrolet Equinox and Chevrolet Blazer was a part of the June announcement. In Mexico, the two vehicles are currently being assembled.
Manufacturing for the Chevrolet Trax, a well-known compact SUV that is reasonably priced, has not yet been moved from South Korea to its current home country.
Jacobson claimed on CNBC that the Trax remained profitable despite the importation’s impact.
There is a lot of uncertainty surrounding Korea, Jacobson said, “but we haven’t made any long-term decisions about it yet.”
Trump has set a deadline of August 1 for broad trade agreements with numerous nations, including South Korea, which is subject to a 25% tariff if no deal is reached.
“We’re optimistic that the US and Korea can come to a common ground,” Jacobson said. “We are aware that both sides’ positions are important to the auto industry,” he said.
The disappointing earnings report caused GM’s stock to decline. It is down 6.6 percent for the day as of 11: 30am in New York (15: 30 GMT).
The GM’s most recent hit comes one day after Stellantis announced it anticipated a $2.7 billion loss in the first six months of the year as a result of Trump’s tariffs. On July 29th, Stellantis, the maker of Fiat and Jeep, will release its year-end results.
The administration of President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will end its involvement with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) over its decision to admit the State of Palestine as a member.
The decision to leave the agency, announced on Tuesday, is to take effect in December 2026.
In a statement, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce argued that membership in UNESCO was not in the US’s “national interest” and called the agency’s mission “divisive”.
She then pointed to several points of discord, including Palestine’s participation in UNESCO and alleged “anti-Israel” sentiment in its ranks. Palestine has been a member since 2011, but the US does not recognise it as a sovereign state.
“To admit the ‘State of Palestine’ as a Member State is highly problematic, contrary to US policy, and contributed to the proliferation of anti-Israel rhetoric within the organisation,” Bruce said.
Bruce also denounced UNESCO’s commitment to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, which include calls to reduce poverty, increase gender equity and fight climate change. Those goals, she said, were evidence of “a globalist, ideological agenda”.
This is the second time that Trump has withdrawn the US from UNESCO.
In 2018, during his first term, the US likewise left the agency. Then, as now, the Trump administration cited alleged bias against Israel as a motivation.
In 2023, under then-President Joe Biden, the US rejoined UNESCO. But since taking office for a second term in January, Trump has sought to peel back Biden-era initiatives and limit US support for several international organisations.
Already, he has withdrawn US support for the World Health Organization (WHO), and in February, he issued an executive order that severed funding for the UN Human Rights Council, accusing it of protecting “human rights abusers”.
That same order announced a review of US membership in UNESCO, to be completed in 90 days, with an emphasis on whether the agency had engaged in “anti-Semitism or anti-Israel sentiment”.
Trump has pursued an “America First” agenda in his second term, and White House spokesperson Anna Kelly framed the latest withdrawal from UNESCO as advancing that cause.
“President Trump has decided to withdraw from UNESCO – which supports woke, divisive cultural and social causes,” Kelly wrote on social media.
“The President will always put America First. Our membership in all international organizations must align with our national interests.”
The foreign minister of Israel, Gideon Saar, responded on social media that the US decision to exit UNESCO was yet another indication that his country has been treated unfairly on the international stage.
“This is a necessary step, designed to promote justice and Israel’s right for fair treatment in the UN system, a right which has often been trampled due to politicization in this arena,” Saar wrote. “Singling out Israel and politicization by member states must end, in this and all professional UN agencies.”
He thanked the US for its “moral support and leadership” and called on the UN to undertake “fundamental reforms”.
But UNESCO disputed the accusation that it had treated any of its members unfairly.
“UNESCO’s purpose is to welcome all the nations of the world, and the United States of America is and always will be welcome,” UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay said.
She added that the US government’s decision to withdraw was not unexpected — but that Trump’s decision would not end UNESCO’s engagement with other organisations in the US.
“We will continue to work hand in hand with all our American partners in the private sector, academia and non-profit organizations, and will pursue our political dialogue with the US administration and Congress,” Azoulay said.
She estimated that only about 8 percent of the agency’s budget relies on the US. Staff cuts are not anticipated as a result of the US withdrawal.
The US has acted as Israel’s primary diplomatic defender for decades, exerting pressure on international bodies that it perceives as critical towards its Middle East ally.
But the US itself has faced heightened scrutiny for that support since the start of Israel’s war in Gaza in October 2023.
That war has killed more than 59,000 Palestinians, and UN experts have called Israel’s tactics “consistent with genocide”.
Israel’s continued blockade of essential supplies into Gaza has prompted fears of famine among UN leaders as well.
“We do not need to wait for a declaration of famine in Gaza to know that people are already starving, sick and dying, while food and medicines are minutes away across the border,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, said in May.
In a 24-hour span on Tuesday, Palestinian health officials estimated that 15 people have died of starvation, among them an infant.
But the US has been unwavering in its support of the Israeli military campaign in Gaza, despite ongoing humanitarian concerns.
Farmers discovered an Israeli military order on our property and nearby plots in the occupied West Bank, according to a letter from my brother just recently. The title of the land is being seized for military purposes is stated in the document, which includes a map.
The landowners and users have seven days to contact the Israeli army’s legal adviser after an upcoming field visit coordinated by the Israelis and the Palestinian Authority (PA) liaison office. It does not specify how long the land will be held. The boundaries of the confiscated land are typically marked by this field visit.
According to our family’s past experiences, colonial settlements are frequently established prior to being sequestered for “security reasons.” Our family received a similar military order for land along the Jerusalem-Hebron Road in 1973. A military post was established within a week. Elazar, a civilian settlement, was constructed in the same location a few months later.
Despite the size of the land being slated for confiscation, what’s shocking about this case is that this new order has barely made headlines. It is more than 5 700 dunums, or more than 5 700 km (2 200 miles), according to the military order. The amount of money being taken is not arbitrary. The Sde Boaz outpost, which was illegally established on private Palestinian land in 2002, occupies the center of this particular area. The residents, who number about 50, are not fringe extremists. They are middle-class professionals, including doctors, engineers, and accountants.
In addition to the numerous seizures that have occurred in the last 21 months, there is one more. Israel’s annexation of the West Bank has accelerated as a result of the genocidal conflict in Gaza. The goal is to officially annex Area C, which makes up 60% of the West Bank and covers the entirety of the Jordan Valley and Jerusalem countryside as well as other areas, as well as Area B, which the Oslo Peace Accords designated as Area B, which makes up 21 percent of the West Bank.
This area includes the majority of Israel’s illegal settlements, as well as the majority of Palestinian farmland and pastures. My town, al-Khader (St George), owns more than 22, 000 dunums (22sq km/8.5sq miles) of land, of which more than 20, 500 (20.5sq km/7.9sq miles) are classified as Area C, 500 (half a square kilometre/0.2sq miles) as Area B, and less than 1, 000 dunums (1sq km/0.4sq miles) as Area A.
This annexation plan is actively being advanced by Israeli settlers. This includes using systematic violence against Palestinians as well as seizing strategic hilltops. Palestinians are being targeted by settler attacks on Palestinian property, as well as Palestinian torture and murder, as part of a coordinated effort to evict Palestinians from Areas B and C to facilite annexation. This approach ties in with what Israeli policymakers refer to as “voluntary transfer,” a cliche for Palestinians who have been ethnically cleansed from their own country.
All of this is unlawful in the eyes of international law and is contrary to UN resolutions and the International Court of Justice’s decision in 2024. Who will stop Israel, then?
No doubt about it, the PA, which is supposed to be in charge of Area A in the occupied West Bank. The PA has reportedly aided Israeli attempts at annexation since its establishment as a result of the Oslo Peace Process by working with Israel to stop armed and even peaceful resistance that does not align with its political agenda.
Additionally, it’s unlikely that the world’s leaders will take a decisive step. Western governments have offered rhetorical condemnations to Israel for decades while also providing it with economic and security support. If Israel formalizes its de facto annexation, these same actors who have continued to carry out the genocide in Gaza are unlikely to object.
This was most recently made clear during a diplomatic visit to the Palestinian village of Taybeh north of Jerusalem and Ramallah. More than 20 diplomats from different countries, including American and European representatives, attended the visit in response to repeated attacks by Jewish settlers who burned parts of the village’s land, including the church’s property. These nations sent representatives there for a few hours to express their condolences, which they were all willing to do. Beyond that, their relationship with Israel continues as usual.
The Palestinian people’s will and their fundamentalist political movements are still in place. The mere presence of Palestinians on their land constitutes an act of resistance in the current situation.
Palestinians must continue to mobilize global progressive and freedom-oriented movements to support their cause in solidarity and as a result of a wider international campaign against the far-right, racist, and anti-justice forces that support Israel and simultaneously threaten civil rights and social justice in their own countries.
Global solidarity initiatives should be strategic and influential. They ought to concentrate on preventing disruption of every aspect of the supply chain that benefits settler colonialism in particular and the Israeli occupation in general. By heeding the call to boycott and divest from Israel, citizens from all over the world and from various social groups can take a part in the fight for Palestine as both producers and consumers.
The working class must take decisive actions. Workers’ demands for better working conditions can be incorporated into the Palestinian cause. For instance, rail workers’ organized solidarity strikes in Europe could persuade governments to rethink their support for Israel.
Similar to this, port workers could strike to thwart Israeli-linked shipping, provoking governments to reconsider their positions. By requiring that high-tech workers’ businesses align their products, services, and partnerships with international law, and by opposing technologies that are a factor in Israeli occupation or settler violence, Palestinians can be greatly supported by employees in these sectors. Employees can take legal protests if they disagree with the company, such as shutting down supply chains and filing whistleblower complaints.
There are other possible solidarity initiatives that could be carried out in addition to the expansion and strengthening of Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) activities. Individuals and organizations can organize events in Palestine to accompany Palestinian farmers there, stand as victims of settler and soldier attacks, and support local communities’ protection.
By assisting them in selling their goods, they can also assist Palestinian farmers and other communities. This challenges the industry’s current business model, which favors small-scale producers. I can attest the value of these initiatives because I’ve started facilitating the connection between regional Palestinian producers and European markets through the UK’s and Palestine General Cooperatives Union.
The only way to stop Israeli colonial activities is when governments abrogate their legal responsibilities to stop genocide and colonization. Israeli citizens can be forced to confront and repent of their society’s racist, apartheid, and colonialist foundations, leading to real change as a result of an active global movement.
The Arabic proverb goes, “There is no voice louder than hunger,” in the case of Gaza.
With each passing day, the painful truth that surrounds us has grown.
Never could the bombings and killings have been more enthralling. We never imagined this weapon would be more brutal than any other weapon we’ve ever encountered in this never-ending conflict.
Nothing on Maslow’s hierarchy even meets the most basic needs, and it has been four months without a single full meal for my family.
I spend my days battling hunger. One sister calls to inquire about flour, while the other replies that lentils are all they have.
My brother returns home from a long search for food for his two children with no food.
One day, our neighbor screamed in dismay as we woke up.
“I’m mad,” I say. What’s going on? When I came out to calm her down, she said, “I have money, but there’s nothing to buy.”
My phone keeps ringing throughout. I received calls from crying women who I met while conducting fieldwork in displacement camps: “Ms Maram”? Can you provide any assistance? a kilogram of flour, perhaps? We haven’t eaten in a while.
We haven’t eaten in days, is a phrase that rings in my ears. It has stopped being shocking.
In a country so proud of its “humanity,” famine is spreading forward in broad daylight, shamelessly.
A second birthday amid scarcity
Iyas has awakened and requested a cup of milk for his birthday today.
In the midst of a conflict, he has two years. On his birthday last year, I wrote him a poem, but this time, I think, “At least there was food”!
I become enthralled when a simple request from a child for some milk is made.
The list goes on and on until I had already held a quiet funeral inside of me weeks ago for the last of the milk, then rice, sugar, bulgur, and beans.
If I ration sparingly, I’ll have enough food to last me for two weeks, including four bags of pasta, five of lentils, and ten of my favorite 10 kilos (22lb) of flour. Even that, I’m luckier than most in Gaza.
White gold is something people are dying for every day because flour means bread.
Every cup of dough feels heavy to me. Just two cups, I whisper to myself. I add a little more, then a little more, hoping to halve these tiny bits into enough bread to last the day.
But I am aware that I’m deceiving myself. Since my mind constantly warns me how little flour we have left, it will not be enough to quell my hunger.
I’m not sure what I’m writing anymore. But this is exactly what I’m living, what I doze off of.
The author struggles to survive and provide for her family [Maram Humaid/Al Jazeera] with only flour and lentils remaining.
What plights still exist?
I’m now thinking about my former morning bread-making schedule.
I once detested the lengthy process that was imposed by war, which made me miss having access to the bakery’s bread.
That routine is now sacred, though. Thousands of people in Gaza aspire to be able to knead bread without stopping. I’m one of them.
My husband and I now hold the plate on my head and gently knead the flour, then carefully roll the loaves out, bake them in the public clay oven while he lovingly balances the tray on his head.
We are one of the “lucky” ones after spending an entire hour in the sun baking a warm loaf of bread. The wealthy are our kings.
For hundreds of thousands of Gaza residents, these “miserable” daily routines have turned into unattainable dreams.
Everyone is in agony. Is it possible that there will still be more horrors in this conflict?
We complained about being displaced. Then, our homes were bombed. Never did we go back.
We complained about the demands of carrying water, hand washing clothes, cooking over a fire, and bringing bread.
These “burdens” now seem like luxuries. Water is lacking. No soap . No supplies .
Iyas’s most recent challenge
Another challenge surfaced two weeks ago as Iyas were being drained of their last handfuls of flour.
We had no disposable diapers. My husband went through every possible location and came home empty-handed.
No diapers, no formula for babies, nothing at all.
That’s it.
How strange and harsh were the early years of this child, my God. We couldn’t stop him from changing because of the changes that war has caused.
His first year was a yearlong search for diapers, clean water, and formula for babies.
He then experienced famine, and he developed a life without eggs, fresh milk, vegetables, fruit, or any other essential nutrients.
I worked hard, sacrificing my limited health to continue breastfeeding.
What else could I do besides work, especially as I was struggling and attempting to keep up my work? It is intolerable to think about raising a child at this crucial stage without any nutrients.
One morning, my little hero encountered the challenge of changing diapers. I feared for him, looking at the toilet seat, which appeared to be a deep cave or tunnel he might fall into. Finding a child’s toilet seat took us two days.
[Maram Humaid/Al Jazeera] The author’s daughter, Banias, demonstrates how her father transports the baked bread.
He was training every day, a sign he wasn’t ready.
I was exhausted and frustrated as I sat by the toilet to cheer him up. When the child is ready, the child should begin potty training naturally.
Why are I and so many other mothers here forced to deal with a child for whom I haven’t had the opportunity to prepare and who is also suffering mentally?
I then go to bed and wake up in the morning to find my child using the restroom.
As I try to control our precious water supply, soiled clothes build up from daily accidents.
Then came Deir el-Balah’s expulsion orders.
A new slap is applied. As Israeli tanks get closer, the threat grows.
And there I am, starving, out of diapers, raising my voice in response to a young child’s confusion as the shelling blares in our direction.
Why do we have to live in such a state of dissipation every day as we prepare for another disaster?
Many people have pleaded with beggars. Some people have chosen to leave their favorite thing: a handful of flour or a piece of bread.
Others wait patiently for the tanks to arrive at home.
Many people, like me, are merely waiting their turn to join the hunger-stricken without knowing what the result will be.
Israel’s military vehicles pass through Sebastia, and young people flee as quickly as they can as soon as possible as a result of the recent incursion.
They make an effort to return before invading soldiers cross the street, knowing that if they don’t, they could have disastrous effects.
Walking close to the scenic summit of Sebastia Archaeological Park frequently causes the cries of caution.
Before arriving in the town and its ancient ruins, army vehicles can be seen on the streets below, giving locals a chance to hide their young.
Walking prevention warnings are frequently posted on social media as soon as they are released, and Sebastia residents who were once a tourist hotspot and a religious pilgrimage site have the option of sleeping in their homes or confronting soldiers who no longer exercise restraint.
He “celebrated the murder of my son.”
An Israeli soldier fatally shot Ahmed Jazar, 14, in January of this year, and then triumphantly raised his rifle in the air after hitting the unarmed boy in the chest, piercing his heart.
Ahmed was “celebrating” as he sat patiently starving to death on the ground, his 57-year-old father Rashid’s reported to Al Jazeera.
According to his parents, Ahmed made caring for his afflicted family his calling. He was mature beyond his years.
He wanted to work as a decorator and had some artistic talent. He aspired to start a business to generate enough revenue to buy a permanent residence for his family, a better option than the overcrowded rental apartment they shared.
His mother, Wafaa, claimed that they shot Ahmed and then killed all of his dreams.
“We’re in a state of war, but the army doesn’t.”
No one feels safe with their children unless they are at home, according to the statement, “Soldiers are here every day.”
Wafaa and Rashid claim Ahmed slept in the neighborhood the night before he was killed and woke up in the early afternoon after playing with his friends the night before. He enjoyed cycling near the archaeological park, playing football in the schoolyard, and ordering food from the town’s once-busy cafes.
He left his friends and spent some time with his family, unaware that they would be reuniting in their final moments.
Then, as dinner time approached, his parents drove Ahmed to the bakery to buy bread.
According to Rashid, “It was always a habit of his to come and go in this manner.” Everyone adored him because he was so sociable.
He left and never returned, though, this time.
Wafaa poses in front of her picture of her and her murdered son. Rashid Jazar, her husband, and Etizaz Azim, Ahmed’s aunt [from Al Jazeera] are to her right.
Some children and young people engage in defiance by throwing stones at heavily armed soldiers or their armored vehicles or shining laser pointers at them as a result of the Israeli soldiers’ frequent raids on occupied West Bank towns.
On the tragic January day, Ahmed and his friends were hiding behind a wall near a nursery as some soldiers rushed their way, according to some neighbors.
Ahmed’s family disputes his involvement in this. Wafaa and Rashid said they were waiting for his return from the stores so they could have dinner together.
Rashid remarked, “He was just a child.” The Israeli soldier was aware that he was a young boy and that he lacked any potential threat to the army.
When they shot him, he was hundreds of meters away from them!
The nursery’s bullet-dented door and facade, which were built by Save The Children, still bear witness to Ahmed’s tragic death.
A military spokesman told Haaretz in March that the Military Police Criminal Investigation Division had launched an investigation following the incident. We can’t go into more detail about an ongoing investigation, of course.
Residents of Sebastia, among others, claim they are used to “sham” investigations that typically end in vain and almost certainly have no punishment for the offender.
The military reached out to Rashid, who declined to provide information for the Ahmed killing investigation.
“They called me to discuss justice after killing my son,” you say? “he said.
Al Jazeera contacted Israeli authorities in writing with requests for comment on the Ahmed-related shooting investigation, but no response was forthcoming at the time of publication.
Sebastia, where the Israeli army regularly raids cities and towns in the West Bank, is one of the few targets. Since late 2022, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right ultranationalist government has increased attacks there.
Fawzi Makhalfeh, 19, and Ahmed, 19, were killed by the military on January 19th, 2023.
Since the coalition government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came to power, at least 25 people have been injured by gunshot in Sebastia. A 22-year-old man was shot in the chest earlier this month while driving through Sebastia, near the town of Attil.
Additionally, violent settlers wreak havoc on Palestinian landowners who live nearby, which are reliant on agriculture and tourism, and Sebastia is set to receive additional settlements, both official and unofficial.
Soldiers use residents’ mobile phones to attack anyone who resists and post threatening messages. According to a recording that was made by an ostensibly Israeli soldier, one of the recordings accuses townspeople of being “implicit in terrorism” and warns them to “pay the price.”
[Al Jazeera] The Save the Children nursery sign is rife with bullets.
Justice
In the rented home where they can barely afford, Wafaa and her husband sat on either side of a memorial to their murdered son. Four brothers and three sisters, ages seven and twenty, were left behind by Ahmad.
Rashid used to paint in Israel, but since October 7, he hasn’t been able to travel across the border, which has contributed to the family’s perilous financial situation.
Other than Rashid, the only other family member in employment is Rushdi, 19, who occasionally works as a carpenter.
According to them, Ahmed had left school to support his father by performing odd jobs like olive picking and painting to bring in money for the family. Wafaa, who once made dresses, is unable to find employment and still has five young children in need of her care.
As their mother spoke, Amir, age six, and Adam, age 11, clung on to Ahmed’s other siblings.
Wafaa told Al Jazeera, “Wafaa, I sit by Ahmed’s grave and cry for hours,” she said. I cry whenever I can to prevent my children from seeing me because I must stand up for them.
On March 4, 2025, Israeli soldiers squat next to a military vehicle in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
The 40-year-old was unable to maintain eye contact because she was constantly in tears. She hung Ahmed’s torn clothing, which had been soaked in blood.
Rashid recalled rushing to the scene and stumbling through a crowd to find Ahmed collapsed in a pool of blood moments after the soldiers had left that day.
Ahmed and Rashid later drove with him to Nablus’ An-Najah Hospital, but Rashid’s son was unable to survive. On arrival, he was declared dead.
His mother claims that she awoke feeling defeated as if her life was over because she learned about Ahmed’s murder and fell unconscious.
She claims that Israel wants Sebastia residents to feel this way and to leave.
Rashid claimed that his family had been terrorized into staying indoors because of his son’s murder and that they had locked their doors, hid in a back room, and turned off the lights when invaders occur.
He claims that many people in Sebastia are taking precautions in response to his son’s death, which “sent a chilling message to those who call the ancient town home.
Wafaa continued, “The army comes here every day, and now we fear leaving.” Soldiers are now prepared to shoot children, according to .
Since the United States and the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) started operations at the end of May, more than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed, according to the UN.
1,054 people were killed in Gaza as of July 21 while getting food, according to the report; According to UN human rights office spokesman Thameen Al-Kheetan, 288 of the victims were killed close to UN and other humanitarian organization aid convoys, and 766 of them were killed close to GHF sites.
At least 43 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces alone on Tuesday, according to Israeli forces, including 10 aid-seekers, in attacks since dawn across Gaza the day after tanks have for the first time entered Deir el-Balah city’s southern and eastern regions.
At least 15 people, including four children, have died in Gaza from starvation and malnutrition within 24 hours, according to the enclave’s Ministry of Health on Tuesday, according to the enclave’s Ministry of Health. The humanitarian blockade and genocidal war against Gaza and its partial lifting in March, continue to grip the Palestinian territory.
Our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues claimed that one of the children was a 40-day-old baby in the north and that the other was a child from Khan Younis in southern Gaza. The team reported that 21 children have died from malnutrition and starvation in the past three days.
On July 22, 2025, Palestinians in Khan Younis’ al-Mawasi neighborhood shove to a hot meal at a charity kitchen.
Over the past 72 hours, these deaths have been reported at hospitals in Gaza, including al-Shifa in Gaza City, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah, and Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, according to Mohammed Abu Salmiya, head of the largest hospital in the country.
Since Israel launched its war on the Gaza Strip following the Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, there have been 101 hunger-related deaths in the area, including 80 children.
More than one million children in Gaza are going hungry, according to UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.
The humanitarian director of Save the Children, Rachel Cummings, described the situation in Gaza as “catastrophic.”
She claimed that there haven’t been enough food supplies in Gaza for a very long time when she spoke to Deir el-Balah.
According to Cummings, the markets are empty, and the water sanitation system is insufficient to meet the 2 million people who are “already on the verge of famine.”
She claimed that she has witnessed “hungry people, children carrying empty bowls, looking for food and water in Deir el-Balah”.
In our clinics and nutrition centers, there are more cases of malnourished children. Additionally, we are seeing an increase in the number of breastfeeding and pregnant women, who are also malnourished, she continued, adding, “Everyone in Gaza is now hungry, and even my team is thin, and they are unable to get food in the market. ”
‘Man-made’ famine
The UN special rapporteur on the right to food, Michael Fakhri, has described Gaza’s starvation as a “man-made” famine.
According to Fakhri, “Israel’s starvation campaign is at its most horrifying stage right now in Gaza.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant were both arrested in November by the International Criminal Court for “crimes against humanity and war crimes” committed during the Gaza war, claims that are partly related to the use of starvation, according to the UN rapporteur.
According to him, arrest warrants “create a legal obligation: nations must act to stop starvation.” ”
According to UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini, doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals in Gaza are also suffering from hunger and exhaustion as a result of Israel’s starvation tactics.
I am currently witnessing severe starvation and hunger in both my coworkers and my patients. Deirdre Nunan, a Canadian orthopaedic surgeon, spoke from Nasser Hospital, where she is currently volunteering, and I see people who struggle to get through a day of work because they lack the energy to carry out their normal responsibilities.
She continued, noting that she had witnessed people who had suffered severe multisystem burns and injuries as a result of Israeli air raids and attacks on their tents who were malnourished and lacked the “extra calories and protein” they would ordinarily require to recover from and survive from.
The AFP journalists’ union has warned that Gaza’s journalists are vulnerable to starvation and hunger.
On July 19, one of its ten freelancers wrote in a message on social media that they lacked the desire to work for the media. I can’t work because my body is so thin. ”
The Strip’s workforce, according to the AFP news agency, lacks the physical capacity to carry out their duties, and the situation is getting worse. Their heartbreaking requests for assistance are now being made daily, the statement read.
The union claimed that despite receiving a monthly salary, there is neither food nor anything to buy. We run the risk of learning about their passing at any time, and we cannot bear to see this.
