Gazan mothers in desperate straits as their children struggle with hunger
GAZA, PALESTINE - AUG. 5: Gazan mother Maha Said, frequently visits the clinic of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in the Deir al-Balah city for medical checkups and nutritional supplements for her six-month-old son, Mohammed.
Said recently migrated from Gaza City to Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, due to the Israeli attacks.
Her son Mohammad, who is struggling with severe malnutrition and famine, is one of thousands of children affected by the humanitarian crisis caused by the Israeli blockade and closed border crossings.
Israeli blockade has left Gazas 2.4 million population on the verge of famine.
According to Gazas Health Ministry, at least 180 people, including 93 children, have died from starvation and malnutrition since October 2023.
Gazas Government Media Office said Monday that Israel had allowed in just 674 aid trucks since July 27 only 14% of the strips minimum daily requirement of 600 trucks.
The Health Ministry said that at least 1,516 aid seekers have been killed and 10,067 others injured by Israeli fire near US-run aid distribution centers in Gaza since May 27.
The Israeli-crafted aid scheme has been widely criticized as being ineffective as well as being a death trap for starving civilians.
Rejecting international calls for a ceasefire, the Israeli army has pursued a brutal offensive on Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, killing nearly 61,000 Palestinians, almost half of them women and children. Israels military campaign has devastated the enclave and brought it to the verge of famine.
Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.
(Footage by Mohammed Nassar /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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