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Shafaq News
28-07-2025
- Health
- Shafaq News
Gaza famine toll reaches 147
Shafaq News – Gaza Gaza hospitals recorded 14 new starvation-related deaths in the past 24 hours, raising the total to 147, including 88 children, according to the Health Ministry on Monday. The Gaza Government Media Office warned that over 40,000 infants are at risk of fatal hunger as Israel maintains a five-month blockade on baby formula shipments. Labeling the crisis a 'silent genocide,' the office demanded the immediate and unconditional opening of border crossings to allow critical humanitarian supplies. The statement also highlighted that infants under one are facing 'slow death' due to a total ban on formula, placing full blame on Israel, its allies, and international bodies for failing to intervene. Human rights groups condemned recent food airdrops as both inadequate and degrading, with Euro-Med Monitor calling them 'an act of humiliation' and accusing Israel of weaponizing hunger through blockades and attacks near aid sites. The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) dismissed the airdrops as a 'false humanitarian cover,' arguing they violate International Court of Justice rulings that require safe, unobstructed aid delivery. PCHR Director Raji Sourani denounced the effort, saying it 'wastes the humanity of starving Palestinians' while citing over 1,100 deaths and thousands of injuries during chaotic aid scrambles since May. With 2.3 million Palestinians displaced into less than 15% of the #Gaza Strip due to Israeli control and forced evacuation orders, airdropped aid poses a serious risk to civilian lives amid severe overcrowding and the absence of safe areas #GazaStarving — Euro-Med Monitor (@EuroMedHR) July 28, 2025 These developments unfold as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer prepares to press US President Donald Trump on the crisis, with The Times reporting Starmer is 'horrified' by the images of famine and plans to push for a ceasefire and recognition of Palestinian statehood. Trump confirmed Gaza will be a central topic during their upcoming talks, noting the UK's active role in current diplomatic efforts.
Shafaq News
24-07-2025
- Health
- Shafaq News
Gaza famine deepens as crossings remain closed for 145 days
Shafaq News – Gaza At least 17 Palestinians, including three individuals seeking humanitarian aid, were killed by Israeli fire on Thursday, according to Palestinian media outlets, as Gaza's humanitarian crisis continues to intensify under a prolonged blockade. The Government Media Office in Gaza reported that famine is spreading rapidly across the enclave, attributing the deterioration to the complete closure of all Israeli-controlled border crossings for the past 145 days. Since October 7, 2023, hospitals have recorded over 115 deaths linked to starvation and malnutrition, within a total death toll that now nears 60,000. The office estimated that Gaza requires a minimum of 500,000 flour bags weekly to prevent further collapse of essential services, urging the international community to facilitate the immediate and sustained entry of food, medicine, and infant formula to the more than 2.4 million residents living under siege. Responding to reports on social media suggesting an improvement in humanitarian conditions or the entry of large numbers of aid trucks, the office rejected these claims, describing them as inconsistent with on-the-ground realities and warning against what it called a 'deliberate distortion of the ongoing crime.' The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) expressed concern about the strain on humanitarian personnel. 'Starving and exhausted, medical and humanitarian workers are fainting while on duty,' the agency wrote on X, renewing its call for a ceasefire and coordinated aid delivery at scale. 'Where else in the world has this happened? #Gaza: starving and exhausted, medical and humanitarian workers are fainting while on UNRWA staff are struggling to find food yet continue to much longer until words turn into action?A ceasefire and a standard… — UNRWA (@UNRWA) July 23, 2025 The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor reported a rise in child and elderly deaths due to hunger, two months after the launch of a new aid distribution mechanism. It cited continued access restrictions, violence near aid sites, and logistical failures as contributing factors. Over two months after Israel launched an aid distribution mechanism through the #Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, starvation in Gaza has reached its peak, with dozens of children and elderly people dying from severe Here are 8 reasons⤵️ — Euro-Med Monitor (@EuroMedHR) July 23, 2025 Meanwhile, the Gaza-based Palestinian Tribal and Clan Council warned of a worsening water crisis, pointing to the near-total lack of potable water following the destruction of infrastructure and disruption of key water sources. The council called for international intervention to address what it described as 'a life-threatening shortage.' Starving civilians in northern Gaza lured to aid sites and executed, revealing brutal pattern of Israel's genocide — Euro-Med Monitor (@EuroMedHR) July 23, 2025 Protests have taken place in cities across Europe and North America, including London, Paris, Brussels, Copenhagen, Vienna, New York, and Chicago, calling for increased aid and an end to hostilities. In Vienna, demonstrators banged empty pots to draw attention to Gaza's food crisis. Demonstrations were also reported in Tel Aviv, where protesters criticized Israeli policy toward the Gaza blockade. نشطاء يقرعون الأواني الفارغة في العاصمة النمساوية فيينا لدق ناقوس الخطر حول المجاعة والحرب المستمرة على غزة. — المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) July 24, 2025
India.com
09-07-2025
- Politics
- India.com
‘Gaza Won't Surrender': Hamas Defies Israel As Death Toll Tops 750 Since May 27, Aid Lines Turn To Graves And Ceasefire Talks Drag
New Delhi: Gaza has refused to kneel. It is bleeding, burning and burying its dead, but it does not appear to be broken. As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toured Washington promising to 'force Hamas to surrender' and to 'end Gaza as a threat', Hamas called it 'psychological defeat' – pointing to military commanders who, after months of relentless war, had still failed to bring their captives home. 'Gaza will not surrender. It has become clear that there is no way to secure the release (of the captives) except through a serious deal with the resistance,' declared the armed Palestinian group. That resistance is now surrounded by fire and famine. The Israeli military killed nearly 100 Palestinians across Gaza in a single day, striking homes and hospitals. The Zeitoun Medical Clinic was forced to shut down after direct attacks. Al-Shifa Hospital is running on hours – maybe minutes – of fuel. By dawn, doctors fear the last remaining machines may go dark. While Israel spoke of 'humanitarian cities', it bombed aid lines again. The Gaza Government Media Office confirmed a staggering toll – 751 Palestinians killed and 4,931 injured since May 27 while queuing for food at aid distribution sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Between June 30 and July 6 alone, 168 were killed waiting in aid lines. The Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing, answered back with a deadly ambush. Three explosive charges. A gunfight. Five Israeli soldiers killed. Several wounded. On both sides, young lives are being claimed faster than ceasefire papers can be drawn. Meanwhile, in West Bank towns, armed settlers joined Israeli soldiers in raids. Palestinian homes were stormed. Olive groves were torched. Villages cracked under boots and gunfire. But the story of Gaza today is not told in firepower. It is told in square metres. According to the Euro-Med Monitor, Gaza's 2.3 million people are now packed into less than 15% of the territory. That gives each man, woman and child less space than a detainee in Guantanamo Bay. No water. No food. No shelter. No healthcare. Just sky overhead and craters underfoot. 'After 21 months of continuous Israeli assault, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are confined to less than 15 percent of the enclave,' said the rights group in a statement. 'This is part of a deliberate policy that reflects a genocidal process by Israel to uproot the people and erase their physical and demographic presence through mass killing, forced displacement, starvation and systematic destruction of life,' it said. The world watches. The European Union (EU) says it is concerned. Palestinians in Ramallah say concern is no longer enough. Varsen Aghabekian, minister of state for foreign affairs, met the EU's special envoy Christophe Bijou in Ramallah. Her words were sharp, urgent and exhausted. She urged the EU to act 'immediately' to stop Israel's 'genocide, displacement and starvation'. She reminded Europe that Gaza's cries cannot be drowned out by statements or diplomacy. She called for action. She demanded that Europe's 'policy be translated into actions and steps that promote just peace by embodying the independent Palestinian state'. And in Gaza, surrounded by ash and silence, a battered people echo that call. They still sleep beside the ruins of their homes. They still bury their dead with their bare hands. But they still refuse to surrender.
Days of Palestine
21-06-2025
- Politics
- Days of Palestine
Euro-Med: Israel Escalates Genocide in Gaza Amid Declining Media Coverage
DaysofPal-The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has issued a stark warning about the sharp escalation in Israel's genocide against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, citing an increase in mass killings amid complete international inaction and waning media attention. In a press statement, the Monitor said that Israel has intensified its indiscriminate and systematic attacks on civilian gatherings in recent days, taking advantage of the global media's shift of focus to the military confrontation between Israel and Iran. According to field documentation, more than 350 Palestinians have been killed over the past four days alone, in addition to hundreds of injuries and a significant rise in the number of missing persons, due to a wide-scale military escalation across the Strip. The Monitor reported that over 70 Palestinians were killed just since dawn on Friday until the afternoon hours, nearly half of whom lost their lives while waiting for or attempting to obtain food aid — a disturbing pattern that reflects the deliberate targeting of civilians suffering from hunger. The organization emphasized that this type of attack constitutes further evidence of Israel's use of starvation as a weapon of genocide, in grave violation of international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions. Euro-Med Monitor called on the international community to take immediate action to halt the ongoing atrocities in Gaza and establish effective accountability mechanisms. It warned that continued silence will be perceived as a green light for more massacres and violations. Shortlink for this post:
Saba Yemen
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Euro-Med Monitor: Israel enforces forced displacement in Gaza, Markets It as "Voluntary Migration"
Gaza - Saba: The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor has accused Israel of executing its plan to forcibly displace Palestinians from their homeland—openly and through official high-level rhetoric—while repackaging the crime as "voluntary migration." Israel is implementing this through a series of on-the-ground and institutional measures, exploiting pervasive international silence, which has provided a safe environment for the continuation of these crimes with complete impunity and no accountability. In a press statement issued on Wednesday, the Euro-Med Monitor emphasized that Israel is advancing the final phase of its original objective: the mass expulsion of Palestinians from their land, particularly from Gaza Strip. This comes after a year and a half of genocidal crimes, including the killing and injuring of hundreds of thousands, the complete erasure of entire cities, the near-total destruction of Gaza, the systematic dismantling of living conditions, and the forced, methodical displacement of its population within its borders. These actions are part of a broader plan to eliminate the Palestinians as a cohesive entity and existence. The Euro-Med Monitor noted that Israel's forced displacement plans are a direct extension of its decades-long organized colonial-settlement project, aimed at erasing Palestinian presence and seizing land. What distinguishes this phase from previous ones, the Monitor warned, is its unprecedented scale and danger, targeting 2.3 million people who have endured comprehensive genocide and been stripped of their most basic rights under systematic, coercive conditions marked by extreme brutality and the complete denial of minimal living standards. This constitutes a deliberate effort to push them toward leaving as their only survival option. He emphasized that forced displacement constitutes an independent crime under international law, defined as the expulsion of people from areas where they are legally present through the use of force, the threat thereof, or other coercive means, without legally recognized justification. He clarified that coercion in this context is not limited to direct military force but also includes creating an environment that makes staying practically impossible or poses a real threat to life, dignity, or livelihoods. Such coercive conditions encompass various forms, including fear of violence, persecution, detention, intimidation, starvation, or any other oppressive circumstances that effectively strip individuals of their free will and compel them to flee. Lima Bustami, Director of the Legal Department at the Euro-Mediterranean Observatory, stated: "Israel has already committed the crime of forced displacement against Gaza's population by coercively displacing them within the Strip without any legal justification and under conditions that blatantly violate international law exceptions. These exceptions only permit evacuations on a temporary basis, for imperative military reasons, and with guaranteed safe zones preserving minimum human dignity—none of which were met. Instead, Israel has employed this brutal, recurrent, and large-scale displacement as a tool of genocide, aiming to destroy the population and subject them to deadly living conditions." She added: "Although the crime is legally complete, Israel continues to escalate it to an even deadlier level against the Palestinians, reflecting its settler-colonial logic of expulsion and replacement. Now, it is attempting to market this crime as 'voluntary migration'—a blatant deception that only a complicit international community, choosing silence over accountability, could accept." The Euro-Mediterranean Observatory noted that Gaza's population endures unprecedented catastrophic conditions, with Israel destroying every aspect of normal life: no houses, basic services, functional healthcare, education systems, water, electricity, or infrastructure remain. Approximately 2.3 million Palestinians are trapped in less than 34% of Gaza's original 365 square kilometers, after 66% of its land was either declared a restricted buffer zone or forcibly depopulated through direct bombardment or forced evacuation orders. Whatsapp Telegram Email more of (International)
