Gaza Blockade: Severe Malnutrition Claims Life of 4-Year-Old Child
A four-year-old Palestinian child has tragically passed away due to severe malnutrition, a consequence of the ongoing Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip.
Reports on Sunday, referencing sources from Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, confirmed that doctors attributed the death of Mohammad Mustafa Yassin to prolonged malnutrition. It was noted that the boy’s father perished approximately eight months prior in an Israeli airstrike.
Israel has implemented a strategic policy aimed at depriving Gaza of essential resources, as its military operations in the region persist.
Medical sources have confirmed that dozens of deaths attributed to malnutrition have occurred, with hundreds more fatalities linked to limited access to food and medicine.
Israeli forces have reportedly initiated conditions that could lead to famine for Gaza’s 2.4 million residents by preventing aid convoys from entering through closed border crossings.
The regime has escalated its military operations against Gaza, intensifying both ground and air attacks by launching large-scale offensives in the northern and southern regions of the territory.
In a joint statement addressed to the United Nations on Friday, 80 countries highlighted the dire situation unfolding in Gaza, describing it as “the worst humanitarian crisis” since Israel commenced military actions in October 2023. The statement emphasized the imminent risk of famine facing civilians in the region.
Hamas has expressed approval of the joint statement made by 80 countries to the United Nations.
A coalition of 80 United Nations member states has released a joint statement acknowledging the severe humanitarian crisis currently unfolding in the Gaza Strip. The document categorizes this situation as the most critical since hostilities commenced in October 2023. It emphasizes the urgent need for the protection of Palestinian civilians in accordance with international humanitarian law.
Hamas has called on various countries to exert significant pressure to lift the Israeli blockade on Gaza. The organization emphasized the need for urgent action to end what they described as a “crime of starvation” and to dismantle the “brutal siege” affecting the Gazan population.
The United Nations has characterized the limited humanitarian aid reaching Gaza as “a needle in a haystack,” underscoring the ongoing severe humanitarian crisis gripping the Palestinian enclave.
Philippe Lazzarini, the Commissioner-General of UNRWA, has issued a stark warning, stating that to adequately support the starving population in Gaza, a minimum of 500 to 600 aid trucks per day is necessary.
The World Food Programme has issued an urgent warning, projecting that approximately two million individuals could face extreme hunger and famine without prompt intervention.
Humanitarian organizations have issued warnings that civilians, particularly children and infants, face an increased threat of death due to starvation.
Since October 7, 2023, military operations by Israeli forces in Gaza have resulted in approximately 54,000 Palestinian casualties, with more than double that number reported injured.
