Gaza starvation warning from aid agencies
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More than 100 organizations blamed Israel’s siege of the territory, adding to growing calls for aid restrictions to be eased and the war to end.
Israeli forces continue bombarding Gaza as 109 aid groups call for action against Israel, warning that “mass starvation is spreading” across the enclave. At least 10 Palestinians have died of starvation in the past 24 hours in Gaza,
Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says 33 people have died from malnutrition in the last 48 hours, including 12 children.
In a statement signed by 111 organizations, including Mercy Corps and Refugees International, the groups warned that mass starvation was spreading.
Dozens of international humanitarian organizations warned Israel’s blockade of aid into Gaza is endangering the lives of doctors and aid workers, while a major news agency says it is trying to evacuate its remaining freelance journalists because the situation has become “untenable.
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The head of the agency that helps oversee international aid deliveries to the territory had criticized the impact of Israeli policy on civilians.
Abu Shabab even hinted at a future in politics: "We will be what our people want us to be. We will not impose any political system on their will."