Global Aid Groups Urge Immediate End to Israeli Siege, Starvation in Gaza
The appeal comes as Gaza faces one of the worst humanitarian catastrophes in its history, marked by starvation, disease, and mass displacement.
In their joint statement, the aid groups warned that conditions in Gaza have rapidly deteriorated since the launch of the Israeli-controlled 'Gaza Humanitarian Foundation' two months ago.
Relief workers themselves are now lining up for food, often under threat of gunfire, as the population of over two million struggles with widespread hunger and a collapsing healthcare system.
According to the organizations, the question that echoes throughout Gaza each morning is simply: 'Will I be able to eat today?'
The situation is so dire that food distribution points are frequently attacked, while critical aid supplies remain blocked or stuck in warehouses due to Israeli restrictions.
Despite the urgent needs, only 28 aid trucks are allowed into Gaza daily, an amount woefully inadequate for the population's survival.
United Nations data indicates that at least 875 Palestinians have been killed while searching for food, including 201 people shot along aid routes.
Thousands more have been injured, and malnutrition is rising at an alarming rate, particularly among children and the elderly, and diseases like acute diarrhea are spreading rapidly.
Moreover, trash is piling up in the streets, markets are empty, and people are collapsing from hunger and dehydration.
The aid organizations emphasized that the humanitarian system has not failed but is being deliberately obstructed.
They stated that humanitarian agencies have the resources and capacity to respond to the crisis on a large scale but are being denied access to those most in need, including their own exhausted and hungry staff on the ground.
They criticized recent announcements from the Israeli occupation and the European Union about expanding aid efforts, calling them hollow promises that have not led to any meaningful change on the ground.
'Every day without steady aid means more deaths from preventable causes,' the statement said, adding that children are now telling their parents they want to go to heaven, because 'at least in heaven, there's food.'
The joint appeal warned that hope in Gaza is fading fast, as people wait for aid and ceasefire agreements that never materialize.
It described a reality where the suffering is not only physical but deeply psychological, where the statement concluded by urging governments to stop waiting for permission to act and to take decisive steps to protect civilians and ensure humanitarian access, stressing that time is running out, and that lives can still be saved if the world chooses to act now.
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