Tragic Death of Gazan Woman Highlights Growing Humanitarian Crisis

Sun Aug 17 2025 07:11:45 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Tragic Death of Gazan Woman Highlights Growing Humanitarian Crisis

A 20-year-old woman from Gaza, evacuated to Italy for medical treatment, succumbs to malnutrition, illustrating the dire conditions in her homeland.


Marah Abu Zuhri, a young Gazan woman, has died shortly after being flown to Italy for treatment, emphasizing the urgent humanitarian crisis in Gaza amidst ongoing conflict and malnutrition fears.

 

A Gazan woman, Marah Abu Zuhri, has tragically died in an Italian hospital after being evacuated for extreme malnutrition. The 20-year-old arrived in Pisa with her mother on an overnight flight as part of an evacuation initiative by the Italian government. The University Hospital of Pisa reported that she experienced a cardiac arrest just two days post-arrival, suffering from significant weight and muscle loss. This incident has drawn attention to the escalating malnutrition crisis in Gaza, as the UN issues grave warnings about widespread food shortages.

Since the onset of the conflict between Israel and Gaza, over 180 Gazan children and adults have been relocated to Italy for urgent medical care. Recently, 31 patients and their caregivers were admitted to hospitals in Rome, Milan, and Pisa, all presenting severe health issues, including congenital diseases and critical injuries.

In the UK, British MPs are pressing the government to expedite the evacuation of injured and ill children from Gaza, a move initially promised by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. According to the Home Office, plans are in progress to facilitate the evacuation of several hundred children, though security measures, including biometric assessments, are set to delay the process.

Meanwhile, the deteriorating situation in Gaza continues to unfold, with Israel planning to relocate residents to purportedly "safe zones" as ground forces intensify their operations. After heavy bombardment of the Zeitoun district, a municipal spokesperson described the scene as catastrophic, with continuous displacements occurring amidst a barrage of air strikes and demolitions.

Reports from Gaza's health ministry indicate that at least 36 individuals were recently killed in Israeli airstrikes. Additionally, they have highlighted the grim reality of malnutrition-related deaths, with over 250 fatalities attributed to hunger. In response, the Israeli military maintains that their operations focus solely on targeting militants and challenges the reported civilian casualties, emphasizing Hamas’s role in the ongoing humanitarian crisis. Since the conflict's inception, more than 60,000 lives have been lost, according to local health officials.

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