Amnesty International has accused Israel of conducting a deliberate campaign of starvation against the population of the Gaza Strip. The human rights organization stated that Israel is systematically destroying the health, well-being, and social fabric of Palestinian life through this policy. Since the start of the conflict in October 2023, Israel has imposed a siege on approximately 2.4 million Palestinians in Gaza, severely restricting aid and access to essential resources. Testimonies from displaced families and medical professionals indicate that children are dying from hunger as a direct consequence of the blockade. Amnesty International characterized these actions as a grave crime against civilians and called attention to the international community's near-complete failure to hold Israel accountable over the decades. The report highlights the calculated nature of the conditions imposed on Gaza's residents, describing the campaign as intended to bring about physical destruction of the population.
🚨🇮🇱🇵🇸 NEW: The UN’s Human Rights Chief says that “deaths from starvation in Gaza may amount to the war crime of willful killing” He added that the famine in the territory was caused by the Israeli government [@AlArabiya_Eng]
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