Famine has now been officially confirmed in Gaza. 

At least 132,000 children under five are at risk of death from acute malnutrition, as new data confirms famine in Gaza Governorate.

Our teams are responding - running two primary health clinics in Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis, treating hundreds of malnourished children each month and providing life-saving therapeutic food to children and mothers. But aid is blocked at the borders, and famine is spreading fast. Many effects of malnutrition cannot be reversed, especially for children.

This famine is man-made. Children are being starved by design. It will only end when the siege is lifted and humanitarian access is fully restored, alongside an immediate and definitive ceasefire.

We urgently need international action to protect children and families now. Please donate now to children in Gaza, the West Bank and around the world, where the needs are most urgent.

Pictured here is Radwa holding Basma, 1, as she eats from a packet during a consultation at one of the Save the Children tents.