Israel cut off all aid on 2 March, threatening the fragile ceasefire and leaving two million residents struggling to cope amid an unclear future.

People try to get food at a charity kitchen in Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, on March 11, 2025. (Photo: Xinhua) People try to get food at a charity kitchen in Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip,

There is a risk that Gaza experiences another hunger crisis if Israel continues to block aid, the head of the U.N. Palestinian relief agency (UNRWA) in Gaza said on Monday, warning the situation is quickly deteriorating.

The hearings will open on April 28 at the court’s seat in The Hague, it said in a statement. The resolution, submitted by Norway in October, was adopted by a large majority. It calls on the ICJ to clarify what Israel is required to do to “ensure and facilitate the unhindered provision of urgently needed supplies essential to the survival of the Palestinian civilian population”.

The UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini addressed a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland on Gaza’s hunger crisis.