The Government Media Office in Gaza has released a grim update on the deepening hunger crisis in the besieged Gaza Strip, as Israel’s closure of all border crossings enters its 139th consecutive day.
In a statement issued Friday, the office reported that 69 children and 620 patients have died due to severe malnutrition and lack of food and medicine, as the Israeli blockade tightens and no effective international intervention has been made to stop the worsening humanitarian disaster.
The report warned that 650,000 children are at risk of death from hunger and malnutrition, while 12,500 cancer patients are in urgent need of treatment. Additionally, 60,000 pregnant women face life-threatening conditions due to the collapse of health services and the lack of adequate nutrition.
The office also accused Israeli forces of killing 877 starving civilians at what it called “death traps” — a reference to the so-called U.S.-Israeli aid distribution points. According to the statement, 5,666 others have been injured, and 42 people remain missing after attempting to access aid.
It further noted that aid convoys were targeted 121 times, and 57 food distribution centers and 42 community kitchens (known locally as Takiyas) have been attacked in what it described as part of Israel’s “deliberate starvation policy.”
Since the start of the current blockade, Israel has prevented the entry of 76,450 aid and fuel trucks, the office said, warning of an “unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza.
The Government Media Office condemned these actions, holding Israel fully responsible for what it called war crimes, and also blamed the countries complicit through silence, direct support, or inaction.
It urged the international community and “free nations of the world” to act immediately to end the starvation campaign and save the remaining innocent lives being exterminated in plain sight.
The office reiterated its demand to open the border crossings, lift the blockade, and allow the immediate entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.
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