Many aid groups say Gaza is already gripped by a hunger crisis which is worsening by the day. Israel blocked the entry of all aid into Gaza on March 2, after claiming Hamas had been stealing supplies, something the group denies. After just over 10 weeks without aid deliveries, the World Health Organisation says that two million people are starving in Gaza. Since the blockade started, the WHO says at least 57 children have died from malnutrition. This comes as Israel's military campaign has intensified with at least 500 people killed in Israeli strikes in the past week, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, as CGTN’s Robyn Dwyer explains..
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00:00Many aid groups say Gaza is already gripped by a hunger crisis, which is worsening by the day.
00:06Israel blocked the entry of all aid into Gaza on the 2nd of March,
00:10after claiming that Hamas had been stealing supplies, something that the group denies.
00:15After just over 10 weeks without aid deliveries,
00:18the World Health Organization chief says that 2 million people are starving in Gaza.
00:23Since the blockade started, the WHO says at least 57 children have died from malnutrition.
00:30And this comes as Israel's military campaign has intensified,
00:33with at least 500 people killed in Israeli strikes in the past week, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.