Israel’s war with children; The painful tragedy of death due to starvation in Gaza

according to the international group Tasnim news agency, while As the occupiers have closed any access to food aid, medical equipment and other relief facilities to the Gaza Strip, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has warned about the terrible famine crisis in Gaza and announced: Assessments show that more than 1 million people In Gaza, until the middle of July, they face real famine and death due to it.

This international organization warned about the spread of famine in different places of the Gaza Strip and announced: Food insecurity is expected to worsen in different areas of Gaza.

The FAO statement said that 100 percent of the residents of Gaza, whose population reaches more than 2.2 million people, They are in the middle of a food crisis. Israel’s aggression in Gaza exacerbates the hunger crisis in this region, while the people of Gaza are currently at a catastrophic level of famine and death, as well as displacement.

Intensification of the deaths of children in Gaza due to hunger

On the other hand, international organizations reported that more than 3500 children under 5 years of age In the Gaza Strip, they suffer from terrible malnutrition; so that the risk of death due to hunger and thirst seriously threatens them.

According to these reports, even though all the people of Gaza are suffering from hunger crisis, but children They are considered the most vulnerable group and we witness their death one after another due to hunger. In addition to the non-arrival of food aid to most areas of Gaza, especially after the occupation of the Rafah crossing by the Zionist invaders, the lack of fuel supply to Gaza and the prevention of the entry of medical equipment have caused almost all hospitals and health centers in this region to be out of order, and all the people Gaza is dependent on a limited number of medical centers that are still able to remain active.

Children under 5 years old in Gaza due to the severe lack of food and milk powder, as well as the lack of performing periodic vaccinations are at serious risk of death, while for the fourth week in a row, the occupying regime prevents any humanitarian aid from entering Gaza.

According to the statistics of the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, since the beginning of the aggression of the Zionist regime in the Gaza Strip, nearly 40 children have died due to malnutrition according to the official statistics recorded in the hospitals. In addition, a large number of children died due to hunger, whose statistics have not been recorded; Because the families of these children have not been able to take their children to hospitals due to the enemy’s siege and heavy bombings against different areas of Gaza. to the northern area of ​​the Gaza Strip. In a situation where the Zionist regime encouraged the residents of northern Gaza to migrate to the southern areas and claimed that these areas are safe, after the barbaric crimes committed by the occupying army in the south of Gaza, especially the Rafah area, during the past weeks, the health system of this area has also fallen apart and hospitals and medical centers are not able to provide services to the people. Al-Mawasi had examined in the west of Rafah city and announced that the bodies of these children were severely weakened and the risk of death due to malnutrition seriously threatened them. Especially considering that the Zionists continue to occupy the Rafah crossing and prevent food and health aid from entering Gaza.

He stated: A normal child at least It needs 1,500 calories a day and should also get protein and other nutrients found in fruits, vegetables, and grains. Meanwhile, the children of Gaza cannot find any of these food items and eat whatever they see in front of them so that they do not die of hunger.

Death due to hunger alone It is an example of the terrible cruelty that the occupiers have inflicted on the children of Gaza. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) warned in a report about the severe mental and emotional damage caused to Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip as a result of the occupation regime’s continuous aggression, and announced that the children of Gaza are suffering from devastating levels. And they suffer a lot from anxiety.

Also, UNRWA reported that 90% of the people of the Gaza Strip are completely in need of aid to secure their food sources, in the meantime The condition of the children is very bad and they suffer from severe dehydration and malnutrition.

“Catherine Russell”, the executive director of UNICEF, also said: “This number of deaths in Gaza in a few months We witnessed it, it has never happened in any other conflict anywhere in the world. Many children in Gaza are suffering from severe anemia and acute malnutrition and don’t even have the energy to cry anymore, while there are many challenges to aid convoys entering Gaza.

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