Rabat – The number of reported deaths due to forced starvation imposed by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Palestinians in Gaza reached 113.
NGOs and aid communities are raising alarm over worsening conditions, urging an international intervention as two new deaths due to famine were recorded in the past 24 hours.
Gaza’s Government Media Office said the enclave is in dire need of bags of flour, urging a global intervention to end the crisis and to avoid a “comprehensive humanitarian collapse.”
The office stressed that Gaza needs “no less than 500,000 bags of flour per week,” to avoid famine and malnutrition amid the Israeli blockade.
“We call on all countries of the world, without exception, to immediately break the siege, permanently open the crossings, and allow the entry of baby milk and aid to more than 2.4 million people besieged in the Gaza Strip,” the office said.
Al Jazeera reported that three aid seekers are among dozens of Palestinians killed since dawn, quoting correspondents, who describe the situation in the region as “nothing short of horrific.”
“We see a dramatic surge of acute malnutrition among children, specifically below the age of five. The bodies look visibly very thin. Those children should be learning, growing; instead, they are lying weak in shelters, tents or hospitals,” Al Jazeera quoted its journalist Tareq Abu Azzoum as saying.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health issued a statement today, calling for the protection of trucks expected to enter Gaza with medical supplies.
“The items expected to arrive are of great importance and urgent need to continue providing medical care to the wounded and sick and save lives,” the ministry said.
IOF’s genocidal war on Gaza has killed over 202,000 Palestinians since October 2023. Over 9,000 remain missing while tens of thousands are injured, and millions are facing famine and malnutrition.
