UN
officials describe Gaza as the 'hungriest place on earth' as the small amount
of aid that enters the strip is distributed in 'death traps' where Israeli
soldiers turn food lines into mass graves
Gaza’s Government Media Office
announced on 28 June that at least 66 children have died from starvation since
Israel’s siege of Gaza began, blaming the deaths on Tel Aviv’s blockade,
crossing closures, and the ban on baby formula.
The statement urged immediate
intervention from international, Arab, and Islamic institutions to open the
crossings and allow food and medicine into Gaza “before it is too late.”
The death toll comes as Israeli
forces escalate airstrikes and continue to target starving civilians waiting at
so-called aid zones.
At least 25 people were killed
across Gaza in overnight attacks between 27 and 28 June, including civilians in
Khan Yunis, central Gaza, Rafah, and north of Gaza City, according to Al
Mayadeen correspondents.
The World Health Organization has
warned that 112 children are being hospitalized every day due to severe
malnutrition. UN officials say the entire population of Gaza remains at risk of
famine, as Tel Aviv continues to block the majority of aid and weaponizes what
little is allowed in.
According to the UN, the
US-sponsored Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has caused about 600 deaths and
nearly 4,000 injuries among Palestinians attempting to receive food while
operating under Israeli military supervision. UN officials have condemned it as
“a death trap.”
Testimonies from Israeli soldiers
published by Haaretz have confirmed that GHF aid sites function as militarized
killing zones, where occupation forces are ordered to shoot unarmed
Palestinians attempting to access food.
The testimonies, along with
documented attacks on civilians and mass casualties at GHF sites, have
strengthened UN accusations that the US-backed aid scheme is designed to use
hunger as a weapon and enforce control, not provide relief.
“Desperate, hungry people in Gaza
continue to face the inhumane choice of either starving to death or risk being
killed while trying to get food,” UN spokesperson Thameen al-Kheetan said in
Geneva on 24 June.
UNRWA’s Commissioner-General
Philippe Lazzarini has also denounced the GHF, calling it “an abomination that
humiliates and degrades desperate people.”
Despite these warnings, the
Israeli army keeps expanding its campaign across the strip and maintains full
control over all aid distribution routes.
Palestinian health officials warn
the siege has rendered Gaza the “hungriest place on Earth,” with at least 500
trucks of aid needed daily, far more than the trickle allowed in.
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