Abeer and Fadi Sobh spend their days seeking food for themselves and their six children. Their family is like so many others in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.

The predicament of the Sobhs, who live in a seaside refugee camp west of Gaza City after being displaced multiple times, is the same for families throughout the war-ravaged territory. Hunger has grown throughout the past 22 months of war because of aid restrictions,

Samah Matar poses for a photo with her sons Yousef, 6, in her arms, and Amir, 4, who suffer from malnutrition and cerebral palsy, at a U.N.-run school in Gaza City, Saturday, July 26, 2025. In Gaza, malnutrition is often worsened by preexisting conditions and compounded by illnesses linked to inadequate health care and poor sanitation,

This will not be the first time that a world community inured and desensitised to the horrors of war has suddenly taken notice. And once more, it is images of starving children that is changing the tide.

Gaza faces an unprecedented humanitarian crisis as an IPC alert confirms the region is on the brink of famine. With families struggling to find food amidst ongoing conflict and blockades, the situation demands urgent global attention.