In pictures: Many in Gaza face malnutrition as blockade enters third month

Ahmed El-Sheikh Eid, seven, who shows signs of malnutrition, poses for a photo at his family tent at a camp for displaced Palestinians in Mawasi Khan Younis, Gaza Strip (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP)

Malnutrition and hunger are becoming increasingly prevalent in the Gaza Strip as Israel’s total blockade enters its third month.

A shortage of food and supplies has driven the territory toward starvation, according to aid agencies.