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|    Sharx335 to NefeshBarYochai    |
|    Re: Palestinians starving to death in no    |
|    28 Oct 24 09:52:04    |
      XPost: alt.global-warming, edm.general, soc.culture.usa       XPost: or.politics       From: sharx35@telus.net              On 2024-10-27 10:34 p.m., NefeshBarYochai wrote:       > 27 Oct 2024       > |       > The struggle to survive continues in northern Gaza as Israel’s       > devastating siege and bombing of the area enters its 23rd day.       >       > An Oxfam official told Al Jazeera on Sunday Israel is using starvation       > as a weapon in its genocide against the Palestinians and that the       > United Kingdom-based NGO was unable to reach people in the north       > because of Israel’s ongoing bombing campaign.       >       > Mahmoud Alsaqqa, who is Oxfam’s food security and livelihood lead in       > Gaza, warned that some Palestinians are “starving to death” from       > hunger in northern Gaza and more people will die in the coming days.       >       > “There is nothing. You are talking about tens of days that they are       > not receiving any supplies,” he said, adding that most Palestinians in       > the area rely on aid supplies.       >       > Aid agencies say about 96 percent of Gaza’s population is facing high       > levels of food shortages. According to UNICEF, nine out of 10 children       > lack the nutrition they need for growth and development. At least 37       > children have died of malnutrition or dehydration in a year of war.       >       > The United Nations says Israel has blocked the entry of 83 percent of       > food aid into the Strip since the war began. It said about 50,000       > children below the age of five need urgent treatment for malnutrition       > by the end of the year.       >       > On Sunday United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for       > an immediate ceasefire, for the release of hostages and       > “accountability for crimes under international law”.       >       > “The devastation and deprivation resulting from Israel’s military       > operations in North Gaza are making the conditions of life untenable       > for the Palestinian population there,” he said on X.       >       > “This conflict continues to be waged with little regard for the       > requirements of international humanitarian law.”       >       > |
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