DaysofPal — Over 100,000 children in the Gaza Strip, including 40,000 infants under the age of one, are facing imminent death due to a total absence of baby formula and nutritional supplements, the Government Media Office in Gaza warned on Saturday.
In a grim statement, the office described the crisis as a “massacre in slow motion,” blaming Israel’s ongoing blockade and closure of all border crossings for intentionally starving the territory’s youngest and most vulnerable.
“Mothers have been forced to feed their babies only water for days,” the statement read, adding that hospitals and health centers are reporting a sharp rise in cases of acute and life-threatening malnutrition.
According to health officials, at least 122 people — including 83 children — have died from starvation and malnutrition amid the collapse of Gaza’s medical infrastructure and severe shortages of essential food items.
Calling the crisis “a shocking warning issued in the name of humanity and global conscience,” the media office demanded the immediate and unconditional opening of all crossings, urgent entry of baby formula and supplements, and a swift international response to halt what it called a “deliberate extermination campaign against children.”
The statement also held the Israeli government and its international allies “fully responsible for a looming crime against humanity,” warning that the continued global silence constitutes “explicit complicity in the genocide of Gaza’s children.”
Since Israel launched its military offensive on Gaza on October 7, 2023, more than 59,700 Palestinians have been killed — the majority women and children. The bombardment has devastated the enclave, collapsed its healthcare system, and triggered mass hunger.
In November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, citing war crimes and crimes against humanity. Israel also faces a separate genocide case at the International Court of Justice.
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