"Since October's ceasefire, which meant Israel would allow some - but not nearly enough - aid trucks to enter our besieged Strip, people in Gaza have desperately been eating, whenever possible, what they had been deprived of previously. Yet, as a result, many have developed " refeeding syndrome," which is a serious medical condition. Refeeding syndrome occurs when food is suddenly reintroduced after a prolonged period of starvation - and Israel has subjected those of us in Gaza to such periods on multiple occasions."
"Under the new blockade, Israel prevented aid trucks from entering with food supplies and urgent medical equipment, pushing already exhausted civilians to the brink of total collapse. As time passed, the signs of famine spoke louder than any rhetoric attempting to debunk it as an "orchestrated lie." Bodies began to shut down. Organs failed. Weights were slashed by half, if not more."
Prolonged blockade and repeated deprivation in Gaza produced widespread severe malnutrition, organ failure, and large weight loss. Brief increases in food access after ceasefires led many people to develop refeeding syndrome, a treatable but potentially fatal medical condition when food is reintroduced too quickly after starvation. Israeli restrictions on aid trucks in 2025 prevented delivery of food and urgent medical supplies, intensifying civilian collapse and famine conditions. Depletion of carbohydrates forced bodies to consume fat and protein stores, causing profound muscle loss, respiratory distress, and immune suppression. Hundreds of deaths have been linked to malnutrition and complications from refeeding after prolonged deprivation.
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