[Comment] Documenting atrocity: child malnutrition in Gaza

Since the egregious civilian massacre on Israeli civilians by Hamas on Oct 7, 2023, there have been grave concerns about the conduct of Israeli military operations in Gaza with regard to proportionality and breaches of humanitarian protocols, which a recent UN commission concluded met the legal definition of genocide.1 The most recent Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report, issued in August, 2025, declared famine in the governorate of Gaza City (one of five governorates), comprising a quarter of the population, and stated that the remainder of the Gaza Strip is facing critical or emergency conditions,2 assessments that the Israeli Government continues to deny.