Over 100 international aid organizations and rights groups have issued urgent warnings about mass starvation spreading across Gaza, blaming Israel's ongoing blockade and restrictions on humanitarian aid.
Medical staff, aid workers, and journalists are themselves at risk of starvation, with hospitals overwhelmed and unable to care for the growing number of malnourished and injured civilians. The UN and humanitarian agencies report that children and infants are dying daily from hunger, and the situation is described as a 'horror show' by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Despite Israeli claims that aid is entering Gaza, multiple reports and eyewitness accounts highlight severe shortages and deadly chaos at distribution sites.
The international community is being called upon to pressure Israel to lift the blockade and allow unrestricted aid to prevent further loss of life.
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