Catastrophe In Gaza Strip As Israeli Block Food Aid Leading To Deaths and Malnutrition Of Palestinians
Catastrophe In Gaza Strip As Israeli Block Food Aid Leading To Deaths and Malnutrition Of Palestinians
By Desire Tshuma
Ambassador Tamer Almassri condemns in the strongest terms the escalating humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip caused by the Israeli blockade, as the number of deaths due to starvation and malnutrition has tragically surged to 18 cases within the last 24 hours alone.
The hunger crisis in Gaza has reached an unprecedented and unbearable level of desperation as our people are literally dying from a lack of access to basic food, and the rates of malnutrition are soaring to unimaginable heights, with an estimated 90,000 women and children in urgent need of immediate nutritional treatment. These are not mere numbers; these are human lives being extinguished by a calculated policy of deprivation.
Compounding this horrific reality, Israeli occupation forces continue to turn aid distribution areas into lethal zones. Over 132 aid seekers have been brutally killed at these sites in the last 24 hours , which are clearly being used as death traps, where desperate civilians seeking sustenance are met with lethal force. This deliberate targeting of a starving population is an egregious violation of international law and a crime against humanity.
The State of Palestine unequivocally holds the international community and all nations that claim to uphold human rights principles directly responsible for their abject failure to compel the occupying power to cease its use of starvation as a weapon of war against the Palestinian people in Gaza. The world’s silence and inaction in the face of such calculated cruelty are not only morally reprehensible but also constitute complicity in a genocidal campaign.
The silence of the international community in the face of such blatant human rights violations is a betrayal of the values of humanity and dignity. It is time for the world to stand up and demand an end to the suffering of the people of Gaza, and to work towards a lasting solution to the conflict based on justice, equality, and human rights. The clock is ticking, and the world must act now to prevent further humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip.
