A two-month-old baby died due to severe hunger in Gaza, where there was a severe food shortage following the Israeli occupation. A two-month-old baby boy, Mahmoud Fattah, died in northern Gaza after the United Nations warned of an explosion of deaths in Gaza. Palestinian news agency The Shehab reports that the child died on Friday at Al Shifa Hospital.
The video shared by one of the paramedics who took the child to the hospital shows that the cause of Mahmood’s death was severe malnutrition. He said he heard Mahmood’s mother screaming for help and rushed to the hospital. He says the child has not been able to feed him for weeks because milk for children is not available in Gaza.
Those fleeing from the area told Al Jazeera that they are experiencing the worst hunger ever in Gaza. There has been a lot of war in Gaza, but this is the worst war so far, said Zarifa Ahmed Abdel Hadi Hamed, 73, who fled Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza to Deir el-Balah in central Gaza.
“There have been many wars in Gaza. But this is the worst war. I have never witnessed a famine like this. The last 45 years of Palestine show a bad period, but the current state of war is above that. Never faced such humiliation. “Death is better than the present life,” she says.
Abida Muhammad Abdel Razek Abu Amsha, who had to flee, added that the Palestinian people have been suffering since birth. “We’ve been through a lot. It is unfair to face hunger and nothingness. Ours is a miserable life. “We live in suffering and misery since birth,” says Abida.
Doctors say that the situation in Gaza is beyond what can be described as a catastrophe. The head of Kamal Advan Hospital, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiyya also reveals. Mahmoud’s death comes as the Israeli government rejects global appeals for more aid to Palestine. According to the United Nations, 2.3 million people in Gaza are on the verge of starvation.
At the beginning of the war, Israel banned aid such as food, water and fuel to Gaza. In December, only one gate was opened for humanitarian aid. But aid agencies say trucks containing food are being blocked from entering Gaza due to strict Israeli military checks and protests by hard-right activists at the Karem Abu Salem border. At the same time, they also clarify that due to security reasons, goods arriving in Gaza cannot be distributed.
Despite the seriousness of the situation in Gaza, the United Nations agencies have not been able to provide any aid. The World Food Program resumed food deliveries to northern Gaza last Sunday, but was suspended two days later due to Israeli fire. Food Program Director Samer Abdel Jaber stated that the food to be given to the entire population has been delivered to the borders of Gaza and due to continuous violence and security checks, it is not possible to reach the people. 29,606 Palestinians have been killed so far in the war that started on October 7. 69,737 people were injured.
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2024-02-25 14:22:56
