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Medical professionals at Doctors Without Borders allege Israel is intentionally employing hunger as a tactic in certain situations

Medical professionals from Doctors Without Borders allege Israel is employing hunger as a tactic of warfare

Medical Personnel Without Frontiers alleges Israel's employment of "starvation as a tactic"
Medical Personnel Without Frontiers alleges Israel's employment of "starvation as a tactic"

Medical professionals from Doctors Without Borders allege that Israel is employing hunger as a tactic of warfare. - Medical professionals at Doctors Without Borders allege Israel is intentionally employing hunger as a tactic in certain situations

The Gaza Strip is facing an imminent mass starvation crisis, according to over 100 aid and human rights organizations. This dire situation has been exacerbated by limited aid delivery, leading to deaths from starvation and escalating ethical and humanitarian concerns.

Medical staff at the Doctors Without Borders hospital in Gaza are struggling to cope with the surge in malnutrition cases. Since mid-May, the number of people treated for malnutrition at the hospital has quadrupled. A quarter of children aged six months to five years, as well as a quarter of pregnant and lactating women treated by Doctors Without Borders in Gaza, are underfed.

Israel has denied the criticism, accusing Hamas of hindering aid distribution, looting supplies, selling food at high prices, and shooting at those seeking help in the Gaza Strip. However, the organization Doctors Without Borders has conducted investigations in its facilities in Gaza over the past few weeks, but detailed findings on the use of hunger as a deliberate weapon in this conflict have not been explicitly mentioned.

Israel has declared a “tactical pause” in parts of Gaza to allow some aid delivery, but access remains very limited. Trucks carrying aid have entered Gaza from Egypt, but the flow is slow and insufficient to meet urgent humanitarian needs. The ongoing military operations by Israel in the densely populated coastal strip of the Gaza Strip are in response to Hamas's attack.

The humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip continues, with at least nine people awaiting aid convoys reportedly killed by Israeli fire. The claim that Israel is using "hunger as a weapon" in Gaza has emerged amid reports of severe shortages of food, medicine, and essential supplies in the enclave. Gaza's health ministry reported six starvation-related deaths in 24 hours.

There is also controversy surrounding aid deliveries. Reports include the interception by Israeli forces of the Handala, a boat bringing food aid, which was stopped in international waters, further complicating aid efforts.

International pressure on Israel is growing due to the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. Hundreds of rabbis have reportedly demanded that Israel stop using starvation as a weapon of war. The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is catastrophic, almost 21 months after the start of the war, with more than 1,210 people killed and over 251 taken hostage, according to Israeli reports. Hamas authorities report that more than 59,100 people have been killed so far in the Gaza Strip, but these numbers cannot be independently verified.

Doctors Without Borders has called on Israeli authorities to "urgently allow the import of sufficient food and other essential aid into Gaza." The organization's plea underscores the urgent need for action to alleviate the suffering of the people in Gaza and prevent a catastrophic humanitarian disaster.

  1. In the midst of the surging malnutrition cases in Gaza, Doctors Without Borders appeals to Israeli authorities to immediately increase the import of food and essential aid.
  2. The alleged use of hunger as a weapon in the Gaza conflict has fueled international scrutiny, with hundreds of rabbis demanding Israel to cease such actions.
  3. Science-based nutrition and health-and-wellness practices are crucial in addressing the digestive health challenges arising from malnutrition in Gaza.
  4. The ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, specifically in Gaza, has given rise to a host of general-news topics, such as the politics surrounding aid deliveries and the war-and-conflicts that have led to the humanitarian crisis.
  5. Beyond the malnutrition crisis, studies on the long-term effects of the Gaza conflict on the population's fitness-and-exercise levels and overall health-and-wellness are needed to fully understand the consequences of the prolonged crisis.

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