GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE - JULY 24: Palestinian journalists continue to report from Gaza under extreme conditions, exposing the humanitarian catastrophe caused by Israel’s blockade and use of starvation as a weapon.Among them is Anadolu freelance cameraman Anas Zeyad Fteha, who has documented the dire situation firsthand.Fteha and his family were forced to flee northern Gaza, moving through multiple displacement camps before settling temporarily in Khan Younis, where he worked at Nasser Hospital. Later, they were displaced again to Rafah, staying in a tent near Kuwait Hospital, before finally relocating to Deir al-Balah, where they now reside near Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.Fteha described the unbearable conditions: 'We've endured so much together - no water, no electricity, sleepless nights, separation from family, and hunger we never imagined could get worse... until it did”He recounted the desperation of families, including his own, surviving on scraps: “Honestly, for the past month—or let’s say the last ten days—there’s been no food. Like everyone else, we’ve been reduced to skeletons from starvation. We eat what we can: maybe a loaf of bread, whatever scraps of vegetables are available in the market—things we fight over just to get… When you see a child begging for bread right before your eyes, and you can't help because you're begging for the same bread.”Gaza’s Health Ministry previously reported one or two daily deaths from malnutrition, but the number has surged to at least 10 fatalities per day. Premature babies, the elderly, and chronically ill patients are among the most vulnerable, with medical supplies and food blocked by the siege.'I never imagined I would live through such famine, like the rest of my people. Not that I'm separate from my people - on the contrary,' Fteha said.'So many children have died from hunger. So many more from bombings. And still more waste away now, sick from malnutrition...”, he said, adding that “The world has seen everything. But it seems stones might hear, yet the world remains deaf. I only hope this war ends peacefully.”Fteha’s only hope is for the war to end and crossings to reopen: ' I don't ask for much - just that when it does end, the crossings reopen to let in food, clothing, milk, medicine… . I don't know how this ends, but I know the ending won't bring joy - only more grief. So many have already lost everyone they loved.'As Israel’s blockade tightens, humanitarian agencies warn of an accelerating famine, with journalists like Fteha continuing to document the crisis despite the immense personal toll.At least 113 Palestinians have died of starvation and malnutrition in Gaza since October 2023, according to the Palestine Health Ministry.Since March 2, Israel has stalled on implementing a ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal with Hamas and has kept Gaza’s border crossings shut, leaving humanitarian aid trucks stranded along the frontier.Israel has killed more than 59,500 Palestinians, most of them women and children, in the Gaza Strip since October 2023. The military campaign has devastated the enclave, collapsed the health system, and led to severe food shortages.The UN warned on Thursday that more than 1 million children in the Gaza Strip are 'bearing the brunt of deepening starvation and malnutrition' as humanitarian access remains severely restricted by Israel.Writing by Sibel Uygun