Palestinian Territory - Israel continues to obstruct the entry and distribution of basic humanitarian supplies into the Gaza Strip, especially the Gaza City and North Gaza governorates, threatening to exacerbate and deepen the widespread famine there. These two governorates house at least 300,000 people, according to United Nations estimates.

Israel’s restriction of humanitarian access into the Gaza Strip, particularly the Strip’s northern parts, and its impeding the timely delivery of life-saving food supplies is drastically worsening the already-dire food insecurity faced by the Palestinian population there. This puts them at risk of death from starvation, particularly given the rise in the number of children dying from acute malnutrition, hunger, and related diseases—28 children have died from hunger and malnutrition alone.

Israel continues to violate its international obligations—including its obligations as an occupying power—as well as the 28 March ruling of the International Court of Justice requiring it to take the necessary and effective steps and work with the UN to guarantee that humanitarian aid reaches the Strip without hindrance or delay, in order to fulfill its obligations under the Genocide Convention.