Comprehensive Analysis of the International Crisis in Gaza: Hospital Overwhelmed Amid Conflict

Hospital Crisis: Nasser Hospital Overwhelmed
Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, a central medical facility in southern Gaza, is reported to be overwhelmed with children suffering from malnutrition. According to an AP News article from May 11, 2025, thousands of children have been diagnosed with acute malnutrition in the past month, with the hospital struggling to provide care due to a lack of resources. The article details that children are in pain from malnutrition, and adults, including 16,000 pregnant women and new mothers, are also facing acute malnutrition. The hospital cannot provide food, forcing families to bring whatever they can find, which is often insufficient. Most wounded patients have lost weight, especially in the past two months, due to a lack of nutritional supplements for ICU patients.

Market conditions exacerbate the crisis, with local markets nearly empty, offering only canned goods and small amounts of vegetables at skyrocketing prices, such as zucchini now costing around $10 per kilogram, up from less than $1. Additionally, 80% of Gaza’s farmlands are damaged, and much of the remaining land is inaccessible due to military zones, further limiting food availability.

Malnutrition and Hunger Crisis
The broader hunger crisis in Gaza is severe, with nearly 500,000 Palestinians facing possible starvation and 1 million others barely able to access enough food, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, as reported in an AP News article from May 19, 2025. Food security experts warn of an imminent famine unless the blockade is lifted, with aid groups running out of food weeks ago, and the population of 2.3 million relying on nearly depleted communal kitchens.

Aid Delivery and Distribution
Israel has allowed limited food aid into Gaza following a nearly three-month blockade. Since the partial lift, 200 trucks have entered, and 100 trucks crossed on Wednesday, May 22, 2025, as reported in an AP News article.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a new aid distribution system involving four hubs (one central, three southern), managed by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and guarded by armed private contractors. However, this system has been rejected by the U.N. and humanitarian groups, who argue it enables Israel to use aid as a weapon and risks displacing the population, as reported in the same article. Food security experts warn of famine risks unless the blockade ends, with aid groups out of food weeks ago, highlighting the mounting malnutrition and hunger.

Hospital Attacks and Military Actions
While aid is being allowed, Israeli forces have simultaneously attacked hospitals, creating a controversial scenario. On May 22, 2025, Israeli tanks and drones attacked Al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza, causing extensive damage, igniting fires, and targeting critical infrastructure like fuel tanks, medication units, water tanks, and outpatient clinics, as detailed in live updates from May 23, 2025.

In southern Gaza, Nasser Hospital has also been encircled, further straining its ability to operate, as reported in the May 11, 2025, article . With only two hospitals remaining in northern Gaza and others under siege, the healthcare system is collapsing, leaving patients, including those with malnutrition and injuries, unable to receive adequate care.