Days ago, half a million people suffer from “conditions of starvation, misery and death.”
The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamín Netanyahuquestioned the report of United Nations who denounced a famine in the Gaza Strip and said it is a “shameless lie.” In addition, he clarified that from their administration they have a policy to prevent this situation.
“Israel does not have a famine policy, its policy is to prevent it,” he explained.
In this line he pointed out that since October 2023 they entered Gaza “Two million tons of humanitarian aidthe equivalent of A ton per person”Then he pointed against Hamas by accusing the Islamist group of diverting resources, looting trucks with food and medicines, and Use part of the aid to finance military operations.
In turn, he highlighted other assistance operations from air releases, maritime shipments, safe routes and distribution points managed by US companies. With that narrative, he tried to detach himself from the accusations of intentionally blocking the supplies to punish the civilian population.
Alarming report on the famine in Gaza: they warn that the number of affected could climb at 640,000
Days ago, the integrated classification of food security in phases (CIF) described an extreme scenario in the Palestinian territory and warned that more than half a million people suffer from “conditions of starvation, misery and death.”
The report concluded that Gaza formally entered the famine phase, with an even more serious projection towards September, when 640,000 people are expected to face a catastrophic situation and more than one million live at food emergency levels.
For their part, Gaza health authorities reported that At least 273 people died from hunger and malnutrition since the beginning of the warincluding 112 children. A number that summarizes, in minimal figures, the human cost of a territory suffocated by violence, blockade and now, famine.
The Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, lamented the situation in the Palestinian enclave and launched: “Just when it seems that there are no words left to describe the hell that is lived in Gaza, a new famine has been added.” He added: “This is not a mystery: It is a disaster caused by man, a moral criticism and a failure of humanity itself. The famine is not just about food; It is the deliberate collapse of the necessary systems for human survival “
“People are starving. Children die. And those who have the duty to act do not do it. As an occupying power, Israel has unequivocal obligations under international lawincluding the duty to guarantee the supply of food and medicines to the population. We cannot allow this situation to continue unpunished, ”said the representative of the international body in X.
Source: Ambito
