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Middle East Eye
16 hours ago
- Politics
- Middle East Eye
US to set up food centres in Gaza to help avert crisis, says Trump
US President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States will set up food centres in Gaza to help avert a "deepening hunger crisis". "We're going to set up food centres where the people can walk in - and no boundaries. We're not going to have fences," he told reporters in Scotland, where he was meeting UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Israeli-imposed starvation has led to the death of 147 Palestinians, including 88 children, according to the Palestinian health ministry. Israeli forces have shot dead more than 1,000 Palestinians since May while they were trying to get food near aid sites run by the United States. At least 41 people have been killed waiting for humanitarian aid in the besieged enclave since dawn.
Middle East Eye
19 hours ago
- Health
- Middle East Eye
Israeli starvation death toll approaches 150 as formula shortage threatens babies in Gaza
Israeli starvation of Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip has led to at least 14 deaths in the past 24 hours, including an infant, the enclave's health ministry reported on Monday. These latest fatalities bring the total death toll from Israeli-imposed starvation to 147, including 88 children, since Israel began its siege and war on Gaza in October 2023. Local officials say 40,000 infants are at risk of imminent death. The blockade on the Palestinian enclave has fluctuated in intensity, but since March, Israel has prevented all food and aid from reaching starving Palestinians. Among those who died on Monday morning was infant Mohammad Ibrahim Adas. Officials at the war-ravaged al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, where Adas was declared dead, said he died due to severe malnutrition and a lack of infant formula. New MEE newsletter: Jerusalem Dispatch Sign up to get the latest insights and analysis on Israel-Palestine, alongside Turkey Unpacked and other MEE newsletters Muhammad Abu Salmiya, director of al-Shifa Hospital, warned that thousands more are at risk of meeting a similar fate. 'We warn of a significant increase in deaths as all areas of the Gaza Strip enter critical stages of hunger,' Abu Salmiya told Al Jazeera. To be killed by an air strike is easier than watching your children starve Read More » He noted that children in the region have become "mere skeletons" and added that the "severe shortage of baby formula" poses a real danger. 'The malnutrition conditions of children during their growth phase will affect an entire generation in the region.' The Gaza government media office warned on Monday that around 40,000 babies are at imminent risk of death due to the Israeli blockade preventing the entry of baby formula for the past five months. It called the ban an 'act of silent genocide'. 'There are over 40,000 infants under the age of one in Gaza at risk of slow death due to this criminal and suffocating blockade,' the office added. Meanwhile, continued Israeli strikes and assaults killed at least 41 Palestinians as of midday on Monday, including eight queuing up for aid, according to local media. Israeli forces killed over 59,800 Palestinians, including at least 17,000 children, since the war began nearly 22 months ago. More than 144,000 people have been wounded. 'Farcical play' The worsening Israeli starvation of Gaza has led to the deaths of over 70 people in the past week, prompting widespread international condemnation. In response to mounting global criticism, Israeli military spokesperson Effie Defrin denied that starvation was occurring in Gaza. He stated that the military "works to allow humanitarian aid" when the situation reaches a "problematic threshold". The military added that "humanitarian pauses" would be implemented to facilitate the creation of an aid corridor. Still, it did not specify the number of trucks that would be allowed to enter Gaza. It also announced plans to resume airdrops, a method long criticised by aid organisations as ineffective, as it delivers a negligible amount of aid. 'The world faces a historic responsibility' - Gaza government media office Despite these announcements, the government media office reported on Sunday that the hunger crisis was worsening. It stated that only 73 trucks had entered Gaza over the weekend, most of which were looted under the cover of Israeli drones. The media office further said that three Israeli airdrops only delivered the equivalent of two trucks of aid, with the cargo falling in combat zones, wounding 10 people. "This is a farcical play, in which the international community is complicit against the starving people of Gaza through false promises and misleading information," it said, cautioning against claims that sufficient aid is reaching Gaza. The government media office added that at least 600 trucks of aid are needed daily to begin addressing the dire needs of the population. "The only real solution is the urgent and unconditional opening of crossings, the immediate breaking of the unjust siege, and the delivery of food and infant formula before it is too late," the statement concluded. "The world faces a historic responsibility," it added.
Middle East Eye
21 hours ago
- Politics
- Middle East Eye
UN chief: 'We must never accept hunger as a weapon of war'
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged the international community to reject hunger as a weapon of war amid mounting outrage over Israeli-imposed starvation in Gaza. 'Hunger fuels instability and undermines peace. We must never accept hunger as a weapon of war,' the UN chief said via video-conference. Israel has been blocking aid from entering Gaza for several months, while baselessly blaming the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the enclave on delivery inefficiencies caused by UN aid administrators.
Middle East Eye
21 hours ago
- Health
- Middle East Eye
Death toll from Israeli-imposed starvation in Gaza rises to 147, with 14 dead in past 24 hours
The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli-imposed starvation has increased to 147, including 88 children, according to the Palestinian health ministry. Fourteen people have died from hunger and malnutrition in the past 24 hours, despite Israel allowing a small amount of aid into Gaza.
Qatar Tribune
2 days ago
- Health
- Qatar Tribune
Israel kills 71 in Gaza as starvation deaths mount
Agencies Gaza At least 71 people, including 42 aid seekers, were killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since dawn on Saturday. According to Palestinian doctors at the Shifa Hospital, Israeli soldiers shot and killed 16 people waiting for humanitarian aid to be distributed in the Gaza Strip. Gazans have been shot repeatedly while waiting for the distribution of humanitarian aid or near border crossings. An Israeli and UN-backed rival aid group called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has been operating in the coastal strip in recent times, but there have been widespread Palestinian media reports of Israeli attacks on those waiting in line for help. GHF distribution centres are also guarded by private US security firms. International aid organisations describe the situation on Gaza as catastrophic. As Israel allows only limited humanitarian aid into the sealed-off strip, most of the population is starving. More than 100 people have already died of malnutrition, 80 percent of whom were children, according to the local health authority. According to COGAT, the Israeli military authority responsible for approving and coordinating aid transports, 100 trucks with humanitarian aid entered the Gaza Strip on organisations distributed the goods, COGAT said. But in recent weeks, the UN says only a few aid convoys have reached the area. For Gaza to receive adequate supplies, at least 500 trucks a day would be needed. Israeli-imposed hunger killed five people in Gaza, as the total number of starvation deaths in the territory risen to more than 127. Israel's war on Gaza has killed at least 59,733 people and wounded 144,477. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attacks and more than 200 were taken captive. page 5
