Recent Israeli military operations across Gaza have resulted in the deaths of at least 63 Palestinians, according to medical sources. The offensive has pushed deeper into Gaza City, with Israeli tanks reportedly advancing into the Sabra neighbourhood, indicating a significant expansion of the ground invasion. This military push is part of a broader effort to seize control of the city, which could lead to the forced displacement of nearly one million residents.
The attacks have been widespread, with one bombardment on Sabra claiming the life of a child and a separate artillery strike on tents for displaced families in Khan Younis killing 16 people, including six children. The humanitarian situation has reached a critical breaking point with the United Nations officially declaring a famine in Gaza—a first for the Middle East.
This declaration follows warnings from global hunger monitors that over 500,000 people are facing “catastrophic” levels of hunger. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has labeled the famine a “man-made disaster,” and the organization has accused Israel of the “systematic obstruction” of essential aid deliveries into the war-torn territory. Palestinians on the ground report that the official recognition of famine is long overdue, as they have endured months of severe starvation.
The consequences of this engineered famine are stark, as Palestinian health authorities report that eight more people, including two children, have succumbed to malnutrition in a single 24-hour period. This raises the total number of deaths from starvation to 281 since the conflict began, with 114 children among the victims. The search for aid has become a lethal endeavor, with reports of at least 22 Palestinians killed while attempting to secure humanitarian supplies.
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In response to the famine declaration, the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza stated that while it appreciates the acknowledgment, the announcement was belated. The ministry framed the “engineering of starvation” as a deliberate component of a wider genocide, which includes the systematic destruction of the health sector, mass killings, and a policy aimed at exterminating generations. The total death toll in Gaza has now surpassed 62,600 since the conflict escalated following the Hamas-led attack in October 2023, underscoring the immense scale of the devastation.
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