Over 3,500 Palestinian children are at risk of  death due to Israel’s starvation policy in the Gaza Strip 

More than 3,500 Palestinian children are at risk of starving to death due to Israel’s starvation policy in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Resistance media office  warned on Monday.

The office said in a statement, “More than 3,500 children under the age of five are at risk of death in Gaza due to Israeli policies of starving children.”

It pointed out that a severe shortage of milk and food, a lack of nutritional supplements, and the denial of vaccinations.”

“Humanitarian aid has been blocked for the fourth week in a row, “amid deafening international silence,” it added.

Earlier on Saturday, a Palestinian child starved to death in central Gaza due to Israeli occupation’s ongoing blockade of the Rafah crossing, which has prevented humanitarian aid from entering for almost a month.

“A 13-year-old Palestinian child has died due to starvation in Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip amidst the closure of the Rafah border crossing,” the Palestinian official news agency Wafa reported.

So far, malnutrition and dehydration have claimed the lives of 37 people in the Gaza Strip due to strict restrictions on humanitarian aid entering the besieged enclave, it added.

The Israeli occupation has kept the Rafah crossing closed for 28 days in a row, raising fears of a deteriorating humanitarian situation due to a lack of essential supplies reaching Palestinians, particularly in the northern Gaza Strip.f

The media office emphasized that these children are suffering from “acute malnutrition, affecting their bodies, exposing them to infectious diseases, hindering their growth, and threatening their survival.”

“These children lack access to essential services, and their conditions are worsening due to the deprivation of vaccinations and essential medications,” the statement added.

The office appealed to the international community to fulfil their responsibilities and save the children in Gaza.

It asserted that around 335,000 children live under extremely difficult conditions due to genocide, displacement, and other effects of Israeli aggression.

Source: Agencies

Basma Qaddour

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