The government media office in Gaza warned today, Monday, of what it described as “a real famine in northern Gaza after the quantities of flour and rice ran out. We hold the “Israeli” occupation and its allies responsible for the death of 400,000 Palestinian citizens from hunger,” while the Ministry of Health announced that the number of martyrs since the start of the aggression had reached 25,295 martyrs.

The government journalist announced in a statement issued by him, received by the Palestinian Information Center, that the quantities of flour and its derivatives, rice and canned food that had remained in the northern Gaza Strip governorate since before the genocidal war on Gaza had run out, and this confirms the beginning of a real famine facing 400,000 citizens of our Palestinian people. They are still present in the governorate.

The statement added: Israel has forced our people in the North Gaza Governorate to grind animal feed and grains instead of the lost wheat, and they are facing real famine in light of the continued aggression and in light of the occupation tightening the siege on our Palestinian people.

The statement pointed out that both the North Gaza Governorate and the Gaza Governorate are subject to a severe siege imposed in conjunction with the continuation of the genocidal war waged by the “Israeli” occupation army, as the occupation prevents any aid from reaching those two governorates since the start of the brutal war, and dozens of cases of executions and field killings have been recorded. Which was carried out by the occupation army for dozens of martyrs who tried to obtain food in the Gaza and North Gaza governorates.

The government media office held the “Israeli” occupation fully responsible for the famine in the northern Gaza Strip governorate. We also hold the international community, the American administration, and President Biden personally responsible for this crime, which violates international law and international humanitarian law and violates all international agreements and treaties that guarantee the right to obtain food. For any human being, they gave the occupation the green light to commit these crimes, and refused to stop this brutal war on the Gaza Strip.

It also appealed to all countries of the free world and various international organizations to work seriously, immediately and urgently in order to provide food aid and food supplies to all our Palestinian people, especially in the North Gaza Governorate and the Gaza Governorate. We also call on the whole world to stop the genocidal war against our Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, and to stop the bloodshed. Stop killing and targeting civilians, children and women.

25,295 killed since the start of the war

In a related context, the Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the toll of the Israeli aggression had risen to 25,295 killed and 63,000 injuries since the start of the aggression on the seventh of last October.

The Ministry of Health said that the occupation committed 20 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, leaving 190 killed and 340 injured during the past 24 hours.

It explained that there are still a number of victims under the rubble and on the roads, and that ambulance and civil defense crews are unable to reach them.