The escalation in the crimes of genocide, starvation and destruction committed by the Israeli occupation in the Gaza Strip, including the horrific massacres that led to the martyrdom and injury of hundreds of citizens, is an extension of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The danger of the escalation in Israeli attacks and the organized terrorism practiced by extremist settlers in the West Bank, through storming cities, setting up military checkpoints, targeting refugee camps, displacing tens of thousands of citizens, and destroying homes and infrastructure there, in addition to the daily incursions into the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, and preventing Palestinians from accessing it, in a flagrant violation of international law and relevant United Nations resolutions.
The painful images we see of the humanitarian reality in Palestine, where thousands of families have been left to face famine alone, amidst ongoing aggression, a stifling siege, and a near-total collapse of basic necessities of life. Dozens of children have lost their lives to hunger and cold in recent months, in a scene that cannot be believed or ignored. What is happening in Gaza is the deliberate use of hunger as a weapon to break people's will and push them towards emigration.
Children in Gaza are forced to sleep under bombardment, deprived of food, water, and medicine, while aid trucks are prevented from entering the Strip despite being parked just meters from the border. Urgent Arab action is needed to stop the use of hunger as a weapon against the Palestinian people, and to take immediate action to protect families from collapse. This must be a pressing national priority in light of the catastrophic humanitarian conditions in the Palestinian territories, especially in the Gaza Strip.
While two infants died in Gaza this week due to starvation and a lack of baby formula, medical teams warn of an imminent disaster threatening the lives of at least 580 infants, most of them newborns, who suffer from severe malnutrition in light of the collapse of the health system, the ongoing blockade, and the ban on the entry of baby formula. It is inconceivable that we witness one of the most horrific human paradoxes, where simple and ordinary milk stands at the border barrier awaiting military permission from Israeli war criminals who refuse to allow the entry of milk designated for children, risking their lives to death without any qualms of conscience. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister of the occupation, the butcher of Gaza, the killer of children, talks about what he calls the most moral army in the world, and the scene speaks for itself, as they use starvation as a weapon to fight the Palestinian people, in a world first that has never been witnessed in modern times.
For months, the few hospitals still operating in Gaza have been warning that essential supplies, including infant formula, are running out. Doctors at Gaza City's Al-Shifa Medical Complex say some babies are drinking rice water or diluted tea in a desperate attempt to stay alive. Mothers are suffering from severe malnutrition, with no milk to feed their babies, and doctors are rationing the last remaining cans of formula. Infants are sharing the same can for days, international medical organizations report.
In light of this, the international community must take action to achieve an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire, lift the Israeli blockade, ensure adequate and unhindered humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip, and provide international protection for the Palestinian people.
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Baby milk and the crime of genocide in Gaza