Heavy Bombardment: Israeli airstrikes and artillery fire intensified across Gaza on August 25, hitting Gaza City’s Zeitoun, al-Sabra, and Jabaliya neighborhoods. Residents reported continuous explosions and “fire belts.”
Civilian Casualties: At least 14 Palestinians, including children, were killed in the latest attacks. Strikes targeted a home near al-Karama Hospital and a tent sheltering displaced families in al-Mawasi near Rafah. An Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital’s fourth floor killed at least 8 people.
Genocide Allegations: Rights groups and UN officials renewed accusations that Israel is committing genocidal acts, citing deliberate obstruction of aid and destruction of essential infrastructure. Gaza’s Health Ministry reports over 62,600 Palestinians killed since October 2023.
“It is a famine we could have prevented”
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Starvation as a Weapon
- Famine Confirmed: On August 22, the UN-backed IPC officially declared famine in Gaza City, calling it a man-made crisis caused by the blockade and bombardment.
- Starvation Deaths: Gaza’s Health Ministry reports 300 Palestinians, including 117 children, have died from malnutrition or starvation. Many others were killed while trying to access aid.
- Aid Blockade: UN experts say Israel continues to block most food and medical supplies since March, crippling UNRWA and other agencies’ relief efforts.
International Condemnation
- Human rights organizations stress that Israel’s actions amount to the use of hunger as a weapon of war.
- UN officials warn that the blockade and destruction of civilian life-sustaining systems are designed to inflict conditions of annihilation.
- Israel rejects these allegations, but global outrage is intensifying as the humanitarian catastrophe worsens.
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