More than 3,500 children under the age of five “face imminent death by starvation,” according to Gaza’s Government Media Office (GMO), adding that 70, 000 children are being hospitalized in the enclave as a result of the government’s total blockade of more than two months.
More than 3,500 children under the age of five are facing imminent starvation in a systematic blockade, while 290, 000 children are on the verge of starvation, according to a statement from the GMO on Sunday on Telegram.
The “Israeli” occupation is using starvation as a weapon to commit this crime, according to the statement, “with the shameful international silence that 1.1 million children each day do not have the minimum nutritional requirements for survival.”
The death of at least 57 Palestinians has sparked outrage around the world, but that hasn’t persuaded Israel to grant aid to the 2.3 million-strong enclave.
Aid organizations claim that the region has become starvation as a result of a lack of food and supplies. As documented cases of malnutrition increase, supplies to treat and prevent malnutrition are rapidly running out.
The majority of Gaza’s residents, who according to the United Nations claim more than 80% of the population depends on aid, cannot afford the price of what little food is still on the market.
Israel has been accused of using starvation as a means of war by human rights activists and activists.
Israel, on the other hand, insists that Hamas must be forced to release its prisoners. 24 of the 59 captives who are still present in Gaza are reportedly still alive.
Source: Aljazeera
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