Act now: Gaza faces imminent mass starvation
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That any regime could treat humans so badly was met with disbelief at first, but led to 'never again" as a global pledge. In Gaza, while Tel Aviv has conceded air-drops of food in response to international protests against its aid-blockade policy, grim news abounds.
Also Read: A flawed attempt at delivering Gaza aid led to a wave of deaths
Israeli military attacks after Gaza-based Hamas's 2023 terror strikes have left about 60,000 Gazans dead—most of them children and women—estimates suggest. Adding to that toll now are hunger deaths.
Also Read: Washington struggles to rein in an emboldened Israel
The food squeeze has already taken the lives of 127 people, 85 of them children, going by the count of Gaza's health ministry. With reports of underfed doctors fainting at work, the fear of imminent mass starvation is all too real to overlook.
Both Israel and its big backer, the US, have shown their might in the region. It's now time for Uncle Sam to either mount or lead a rescue mission. Or risk being on the wrong side of history.
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