Inside Gaza’s food crisis: Heart-wrenching images of a community in survival mode

Striking photos reveal how Gaza’s people are battling hunger and famine amid a deepening humanitarian and food crisis.

Published on: Aug 01, 2025 8:15 PM IST

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Palestinian children eating their meal from cooking pans in Gaza City, amidst a deepening humanitarian crisis that is getting more severe every day. (Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP)

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A public food distribution point serving lentil soup to hungry, malnourished children. With scarce supplies, treating malnourished Palestinian children in war-torn Gaza is growing harder, say doctors and aid groups. (Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP)

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Palestinians in Beit Lahia carry vital aid from Israel, amid rubble and ruins. (Dawoud Abu Alkas/REUTERS)

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Jana Ayad, a little girl from Palestine lying on a hospital bed in International Medical Corps field hospital as she receives treatment for malnutrition. (Mohammed Salem/REUTERS)

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Nasma Ayad fanning her eight-year-old daughter, Jana Ayad in the hospital, hoping to avoid the same fate as the child's sister, who died last month. (Mahmoud Issa/REUTERS)

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A Palestinian child shields his head with a bucket while hauling precious water from a distribution point through Gaza City, joining others in their daily struggle for survival. (Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP)

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An emaciated Palestinian boy drinking scarce lentil soup procured from a distribution center. (Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP)

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The frequent disruption of healthcare services and growing food scarcity continues to worsen as Israeli forces control all access to Gaza. (Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP)

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Aid parcels fall from airdrops over Jabalia, Gaza, as a US envoy visits a food centre amid reports of Israeli forces killing hundreds awaiting relief.  (Bashar Taleb/AFP)

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Small children in war-ravaged Gaza haul heavy gallons of clean water, each step a struggle for survival. (Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP)

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Palestinian children share a bowl of soup, amidst growing food scarcity. Gaza’s health authorities say hunger-related deaths are rising, with 156 reported so far, including 90 children, most of whom died in the past few weeks. (Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP)

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The last drops of food - Gaza’s deepening crisis has led world hunger monitors to warn that a worst-case scenario of famine is unfolding, demanding urgent global action to prevent widespread loss of life. (Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP)