"UN Experts Condemn Israeli Blockade Causing Famine and Emaciated Children in Gaza"
UN experts have condemned Israeli forces for unleashing violence on Palestinians collecting flour in Gaza City, calling it a "massacre" and accusing Israel of intentionally starving the Palestinian people. At least 112 people died and 760 were injured as desperate crowds gathered for aid, with reports of Israeli forces opening fire on the crowd. The experts warned of mounting evidence of famine in the Gaza Strip, with at least 15 children dying from malnutrition and extreme child malnutrition reported in north Gaza. The US has resorted to air dropping humanitarian supplies, but the experts emphasized the need for an immediate and permanent ceasefire and unconditional provision of humanitarian supplies, criticizing the use of aid as a bargaining chip in negotiations.
- UN experts condemn Israeli ‘massacre’ of Palestinians collecting flour The Guardian
- Israel’s war on Gaza live: Israel blocks UN food convoy for north Gaza Al Jazeera English
- Fear of famine grows in Gaza as emaciated children seen at hospitals Reuters
- Children starve to death in Gaza, WHO says, as ceasefire deal sticking points remain CNN
- Emaciated children seen in Gazan hospitals as hunger spreads throughout Strip The Times of Israel
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