Gaza on brink of famine as UN says Israel is starving civilians
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) has accused Israel of “starving civilians”, including a million children in Gaza, by blocking vital food and medicine deliveries into the besieged enclave.
Unrwa issued the warning on Sunday, calling on Israel to lift its blockade and allow humanitarian aid to flow freely. At militarised distribution sites run by the US- and Israel-backed GHF civilians trying to access the food are being shot and killed by the Israeli army.
Since the GHF was set up in late May, nearly 900 people have been killed, according to Palestinian health authorities.
Gaza’s civil defence agency said on Sunday infant deaths caused by starvation are rising. “These heartbreaking cases were not caused by direct bombing but by starvation, the lack of baby formula and the absence of basic healthcare,” civil defence spokesperson Mahmud Bassal told AFP, noting at least three such deaths in the past week alone.
The UN’s humanitarian affairs office warned on Sunday that families in Gaza are enduring “catastrophic hunger,” with children “wasting away” and some dying before help can reach them.
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