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Irish Times
04-05-2025
- Health
- Irish Times
Gaza: At least 57 have starved to death under Israeli blockade, say aid agencies
At least 57 Palestinians have starved to death during the 60 days of Israel's blockade of Gaza at a time the Israel i army has stepped up bombing and launched an offensive by ground forces, according to aid agencies. Since March 2nd, no food, potable water, medical supplies and fuel have entered Gaza while hundreds of aid trucks have parked along the roadside waiting to enter the strip. The line of lorries stretches from the Gaza-Egypt border 45km to El-Arish in Egypt's Sinai. Gaza's Hamas government's media office announced at the weekend that most of the victims were children but included the elderly and ailing. Al-Jazeera identified the most recent victim as Janan Saleh al-Sakafi, a baby girl who died of malnutrition and dehydration in hospital in Gaza city. UN children's agency Unicef's director Catherine Russell said more than 9,000 children have been admitted to hospital for treatment for acute malnutrition this year. 'Hundreds more children in desperate need of treatment are not able to access it due to the insecurity and displacement,' she said. READ MORE 'With each passing day of the blockade, they face the growing risk of starvation, illness and death – nothing can justify this,' Ms Russell said. Three-quarters of households do not have enough water to drink or wash hands, shower, clean and cook, she said. [ In pictures: Many in Gaza face malnutrition as blockade enters third month Opens in new window ] Vaccines were quickly running out and diseases were spreading, she said – especially acute watery diarrhoea, amounting to 25 per cent of disease recorded in Gaza. 'Most of these cases are among children under five, for whom it is life threatening,' she said. Ms Russell reiterated Unicef's call for the release of Israeli hostages; an end to the blockade and the 18-month war which, she said, 'are pushing Gaza's children to the brink'. Israel has said it would continue the blockade until it could guarantee aid reaches Palestinian civilians and is not seized by Hamas and Islamic Jihad. The UN and other aid agency officials have denied aid has been misdirected by the militants. Humanitarian aid officials told the Associated Press Israel's plans 'to use its army to distribute supplies are untenable'. This could serve Israel's military and political objectives and restrict who can supply and receive aid, they said. Israel has proposed that 60 aid trucks – a tenth of the number required – would enter Gaza via a sole crossing in the south. Aid officials cited by the Washington Post said the amount was insufficient. 'It's a joke,' the head of one international aid agencies said. 'Sixty trucks a day are just a tactic by Israel to ease international pressure, not a real effort to address the humanitarian crisis.' The Israeli military or US private security contractors would transport the aid to five distribution hubs located south of the Netzarim Corridor which bisects Gaza just south of Gaza city. This would deny Palestinians living in the north access to aid and compel them to move to Israel-designated, overcrowded 'safe areas' in the south. Each hub would provide 500-600 households with a 20kg parcel of food either weekly or every two weeks. [ The Eyes of Gaza. A Diary of Resilience: Surviving one of the deadliest military campaigns in recorded history Opens in new window ] Twenty aid groups have argued that Palestinians could be permanently displaced and made to live under 'de facto internment conditions' while large numbers of recipients would have to secure supplies at locations near Israeli troops, risking a repeat of earlier clashes. Aid groups have counter-proposed 100 distribution sites to serve Gaza's 2.3 million Palestinians. 'Humanitarian aid is more complex than food rations in a box that you pick up once a month,' Norwegian Refugee Council aid worker Gavin Kelleher told the AP. Aid agencies argue Israel has not planned for water deliveries, healthcare and infrastructure repair. The Israeli government press office did not reply to The Irish Times request for comment on Gaza's dire situation.
Qatar Tribune
03-05-2025
- Health
- Qatar Tribune
Israel's blockade starved 57 to death in Gaza: Govt Media Office
Agencies Gaza Gaza's Government Media Office said at least 57 Palestinians have starved to death in the enclave due to the Israeli blockade, urging the international community to take action to secure the reopening of the borders. A baby girl identified as Janan Saleh al-Sakafi was the latest to die of malnutrition and dehydration in the Rantisi Hospital, west of Gaza City, more than two months after the start of Israel's blockade on the Gaza Strip, according to Al Jazeera. The statement by the Government Media Office on Telegram said the number is expected to increase as the crossings into Gaza remain closed and the entry of aid, baby formula and nutritional supplements has been prevented by Israel. It added that the vast majority of victims were children, as well as sick and elderly people. It said: 'We condemn in the strongest terms the continued use of food by the Israeli occupation as a weapon of war and its imposition of a stifling blockade against more than 2.4 million people in the Gaza Strip by completely closing the crossings for the 63rd consecutive day.' The office called on 'the international community, humanitarian organisations and human rights organisations to take immediate and effective action and exert pressure by all means to open the Rafah border crossing and all other crossings'. Amid Israel's total blockade of humanitarian aid to Gaza, Palestinians have become reliant on community kitchens where supplies are running out. 'Finding a single meal has become an impossible quest,' Ahmad al-Najjar, a displaced Palestinian in Gaza City, told Al Jazeera. 'People here have witnessed one charity after another declaring they're out of supplies, that they're shutting down their operations because they're in no position to … offer the population the needed relief.' Diminishing stocks have caused prices of basic foodstuffs to skyrocket at market stalls. 'If you have money, you can find something proper,' al-Najjar said, adding that across the cash-strapped Strip, most could not afford to buy. It's frustrating and infuriating to have trucks piling up on the other side of the fence be denied entrance while the people, even children, are in dire conditions.'
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Dozens of Palestinians starved to death under Israel's blockade of Gaza
At least 57 Palestinians have starved to death in Gaza as Israel's punishing blockade of food, water, and other critical aid to the besieged enclave stretches into its third month amid relentless bombardment. Gaza's Government Media Office said on Saturday that most of the victims were children, as well as the sick and elderly, condemning the 'continued use of food by the Israeli occupation as a weapon of war' and urging the international community to exert pressure on Israel to reopen the borders and allow in aid. Gaza has been under total Israeli blockade since March 2, video obtained by Al Jazeera Arabic showing large numbers of trucks carrying vital supplies piling up on the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on Saturday, the queue extending south beyond the city of Arish, located approximately 45 kilometres (28 miles) from Rafah border crossing. Al Jazeera's team identified one of the latest victims on Saturday, a baby girl called Janan Saleh al-Sakafi, who died of malnutrition and dehydration in the Rantisi Hospital, west of Gaza City. More than 9,000 children have been admitted to hospital for treatment for acute malnutrition since the start of the year, according to the United Nations. Reporting from Gaza City, Al Jazeera's Hani Mahmoud said he had witnessed heartbreaking scenes of children rifling through rubbish, 'looking for whatever is left of canned food products'. The enclave, he added, had reached a 'critical' point with international organisations out of supplies and community kitchens unable to prepare meals for displaced people. 'Finding a single meal has become an impossible quest,' Ahmad al-Najjar, a displaced Palestinian in Gaza City, told Al Jazeera. 'People here have witnessed one charity after another declaring they're out of supplies, that they're shutting down their operations because they're in no position to … offer the population the needed relief.' 'It's frustrating and infuriating to have trucks piling up on the other side of the fence be denied entrance while the people, even children, are in dire conditions.'Suhaib al-Hams, the director of the Kuwaiti Hospital in Rafah, said in a statement that medical services were experiencing 'acute shortages in more than 75 percent of essential medicines', with only around a week of supplies left. He warned that most of the enclave's medical services will stop without 'immediate intervention' to reopen borders and allow medical and humanitarian aid through. He added that patients, who are 'slowly dying every day without treatment', needed to be evacuated urgently. The continued blockade is the longest such closure the Gaza Strip has ever faced, and has come as Israeli forces continue bombarding the territory, killing at least 70 Palestinians and wounding 275 others over the two days spanning Thursday to Saturday morning, according to the Health Ministry. On Saturday, two women were killed in an Israeli air raid on a house in the town of al-Fakhari near Gaza's southern city of Khan Younis, according to reports from Al Jazeera Arabic. Separately, a fisherman was killed and another injured by an Israeli naval attack off the coast of Gaza City. Later in the day, two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli drone attack on southern Gaza's al-Mawasi area, once an Israeli-designated 'safe zone'. Israel's war on Gaza has killed at least 52,495 people and wounded 118,366 since October 7, 2023, according to the Health Ministry. Thousands more missing under the rubble are presumed dead.
Al Jazeera
03-05-2025
- Health
- Al Jazeera
Dozens of Palestinians starved to death under Israel's blockade of Gaza
At least 57 Palestinians have starved to death in Gaza as Israel's punishing blockade of food, water, and other critical aid to the besieged enclave stretches into its third month amid relentless bombardment. Gaza's Government Media Office said on Saturday that most of the victims were children, as well as the sick and elderly, condemning the 'continued use of food by the Israeli occupation as a weapon of war' and urging the international community to exert pressure on Israel to reopen the borders and allow in aid. Gaza has been under total Israeli blockade since March 2, video obtained by Al Jazeera Arabic showing large numbers of trucks carrying vital supplies piling up on the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on Saturday, the queue extending south beyond the city of Arish, located approximately 45 kilometres (28 miles) from Rafah border crossing. Al Jazeera's team identified one of the latest victims on Saturday, a baby girl called Janan Saleh al-Sakafi, who died of malnutrition and dehydration in the Rantisi Hospital, west of Gaza City. More than 9,000 children have been admitted to hospital for treatment for acute malnutrition since the start of the year, according to the United Nations. Reporting from Gaza City, Al Jazeera's Hani Mahmoud said he had witnessed heartbreaking scenes of children rifling through rubbish, 'looking for whatever is left of canned food products'. The enclave, he added, had reached a 'critical' point with international organisations out of supplies and community kitchens unable to prepare meals for displaced people. 'Finding a single meal has become an impossible quest,' Ahmad al-Najjar, a displaced Palestinian in Gaza City, told Al Jazeera. 'People here have witnessed one charity after another declaring they're out of supplies, that they're shutting down their operations because they're in no position to … offer the population the needed relief.' 'It's frustrating and infuriating to have trucks piling up on the other side of the fence be denied entrance while the people, even children, are in dire conditions.' Suhaib al-Hams, the director of the Kuwaiti Hospital in Rafah, said in a statement that medical services were experiencing 'acute shortages in more than 75 percent of essential medicines', with only around a week of supplies left. He warned that most of the enclave's medical services will stop without 'immediate intervention' to reopen borders and allow medical and humanitarian aid through. He added that patients, who are 'slowly dying every day without treatment', needed to be evacuated urgently. The continued blockade is the longest such closure the Gaza Strip has ever faced, and has come as Israeli forces continue bombarding the territory, killing at least 70 Palestinians and wounding 275 others over the two days spanning Thursday to Saturday morning, according to the Health Ministry. On Saturday, two women were killed in an Israeli air raid on a house in the town of al-Fakhari near Gaza's southern city of Khan Younis, according to reports from Al Jazeera Arabic. Separately, a fisherman was killed and another injured by an Israeli naval attack off the coast of Gaza City. Later in the day, two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli drone attack on southern Gaza's al-Mawasi area, once an Israeli-designated 'safe zone'. Israel's war on Gaza has killed at least 52,495 people and wounded 118,366 since October 7, 2023, according to the Health Ministry. Thousands more missing under the rubble are presumed dead.
Al Jazeera
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
LIVE: Israel's blockade starved 57 Palestinians to death in Gaza
A baby girl identified as Janan Saleh al-Sakafi has died of malnutrition and dehydration in the Rantisi Hospital, west of Gaza City, more than two months after the start of Israel's blockade on the Gaza Strip, according to Al Jazeera's team on the Government Media Office says at least 57 Palestinians have starved to death in the enclave due to the blockade, urging the international community to take action to secure the reopening of the army has confirmed carrying out a wave of air attacks in Syria on Friday evening that killed at least two civilians, claiming the targets were 'a military site, anti-aircraft artillery, and surface-to-air missile infrastructure in Syria'.Israel's war on Gaza has killed at least 52,495 Palestinians and wounded 118,366, according to the enclave's Health Ministry. The Gaza Government Media Office updated the death toll to more than 61,700, saying thousands of people missing under the rubble are presumed estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023, and more than 200 were taken captive. Update: Date: 13m ago (15:40 GMT) Title: Israeli air raid hits car in Lebanon Content: The National News Agency reports an Israeli air raid hit a vehicle in the Lebanese town of Khartoum, Sidon. Israel has cited security concerns for its continued deadly raids on Lebanon despite a ceasefire agreed to in November 2024. The Lebanese government said earlier this month at least 190 people have been killed and 485 injured in Lebanon by Israeli attacks since the truce took effect. Update: Date: 43m ago (15:10 GMT) Title: Two killed in Israeli drone attack on al-Mawasi Content: At least two Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli drone attack in southern Gaza's al-Mawasi area. Several people were also wounded in the attack on the coastal enclave, once an Israeli-designated 'safe zone'. The camp at al-Mawasi, near Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah, is one of the most overcrowded areas in a landscape devastated by 18 months of relentless Israeli bombardment. Update: Date: 58m ago (14:55 GMT) Title: 'Real disaster': Gaza patients face death as fuel runs dry Content: The director of Gaza's Indonesian Hospital, Dr Marwan Sultan, says hospital wards have become overcrowded with wounded patients and intensive care beds are full. 'Generators must be operated 24 hours a day to ensure the continued operation of ventilators connected to the wounded,' Sultan said, according to the Palestinian Information Center. 'We call on all international and humanitarian organisations to work seriously and quickly to provide the hospital with the fuel needed to operate it, otherwise we are facing a real disaster that threatens the death of a large number of wounded and sick people in intensive care units.' Update: Date: 1h ago (14:40 GMT) Title: Israeli army says it used 12 fighter jets in Syria attacks Content: According to a military statement, jets struck dozens of military sites and weaponry including anti-aircraft artillery and surface-to-air missile launchers. The army also released footage it says shows last night's attacks. Tensions between Israel and Syria have soared this week after the Israeli government accused Syrian authorities of failing to protect the country's Druze minority. Update: Date: 1h ago (14:25 GMT) Title: 'Finding a single meal has become an impossible quest' Content: Amid Israel's total blockade of humanitarian aid to Gaza, which has lasted for 62 days, Palestinians have become reliant on community kitchens where supplies are running out. 'Finding a single meal has become an impossible quest,' Ahmad al-Najjar, a displaced Palestinian in Gaza City, told Al Jazeera. 'People here have witnessed one charity after another declaring they're out of supplies, that they're shutting down their operations because they're in no position to … offer the population the needed relief.' Diminishing stocks have caused prices of basic foodstuffs to skyrocket at market stalls. 'If you have money, you can find something proper,' al-Najjar said, adding that across the cash-strapped Strip, most could not afford to buy. 'It's frustrating and infuriating to have trucks piling up on the other side of the fence be denied entrance while the people, even children, are in dire conditions.' Update: Date: 1h ago (14:10 GMT) Title: Settlers harass journalists in occupied West Bank village Content: Israeli settlers are harassing Palestinian journalists near the village of al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, according to local sources. مستوطنون يعترضون مركبة صحفيين ويطلبون منهم مغادرة المكان ويهددونهم بإطلاق النار عليهم على أطراف قرية المغير، شمال شرق رام الله. — شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) May 3, 2025 Translation: Settlers intercepted a journalist's vehicle, demanded they leave the area, and threatened to shoot them on the outskirts of the village of al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah. Update: Date: 1h ago (13:55 GMT) Title: If you're just joining us Content: Here are the latest developments: Update: Date: 2h ago (13:40 GMT) Title: WATCH: 'Gaza has been under food restriction since 2006' Content: Dr Mads Gilbert, an emergency medicine doctor with more than 30 years of experience in Gaza, has talked to Al Jazeera on the continuing humanitarian crisis caused by the Israeli blockade. He explains how starvation and malnutrition are being used as weapons of war, leading to severe health issues, especially in children. Gilbert highlights the lack of international intervention and the devastating effects on Gaza's population. Watch the interview below: Update: Date: 2h ago (13:25 GMT) Title: Hamas calls on Arab, Muslim countries to work to stop massacre in Gaza Content: The Palestinian group has said in a statement that the governments of Arab and Muslim countries 'have not fulfilled their expected duty to stop the open massacre and famine' ongoing in the enclave. Hamas urged the governments in question to use their influence 'to pressure the US administration and the countries supporting the Zionist aggression'.
