Starvation Claims More Lives in Gaza Amid Fierce Israeli Attacks on Gaza City

Rabat – Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Wednesday that three Palestinians have died from hunger, while at least 56 others, including 22 people seeking aid, were killed in Israeli attacks over the past 24 hours. Another 185 people were injured.

The ministry added that two more bodies were recovered from the rubble of earlier strikes. Since Israel’s genocide on Gaza began on October 7, 2023, at least 62,122 Palestinians have been killed and 156,758 injured.

Hunger is also worsening. The ministry said the total number of deaths caused by starvation has now reached 269, including 112 children. 

Since May 27, when Israel introduced a new supposed “aid” distribution system through the US-based GHF, 2,018 aid seekers have been killed and nearly 15,000 injured while trying to get assistance.

Meanwhile, reporters on the ground say Israeli attacks are growing more intense, especially in Gaza City. 

Residential areas are being hit heavily, and tanks and armoured vehicles are pushing into the Zeitoun neighbourhood, Al Jazeera reported. In northern Gaza’s Jabalia, Israeli forces are demolishing what remains of homes and infrastructure, which could trap civilians inside Gaza City.

Families are desperately trying to escape. Many people from Zeitoun and Sabra are moving west, but those areas are already overcrowded and lack clean water and food. Others risk fleeing south, but those areas are also being bombed and have very few resources.

The humanitarian situation continues to worsen, with people running out of safe places to shelter, food to eat, and water to drink.

The escalating aggression comes after Israel announced its intentions to illegally occupy Gaza City, a plan that has garnered international condemnation.

Meanwhile, as the Israeli blockade continues, Gazans continue to starve to death, with a lack of access to basic necessities like food, water, and medical supplies.