UN experts warn of ‘extermination’ of Gaza’s population if Israel not stopped
Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur on the human right situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, said such a scenario was not implausible if Israel continues its slaughter over the coming years.
Referencing the work of a professor of public health at Edinburgh University in Scotland, Albanese said, “The range of presumable direct and indirect deaths could be between 15 and 20 [percent] of the population already by the end of this year”.
“I am starting to think with horror that if it’s not stopped, Israel’s assault could end up exterminating almost the entire population in Gaza over the next couple of years,” Albanese wrote in a post on social media.
“Once the dust settles, I can’t imagine how the world will go on after having allowed that. Again,” she said.
Reading the health experts, I am starting to think with horror that if it's not stopped, Israel's assault could end up exterminating almost the entire population in Gaza over the next couple of years.
The range of presumable direct and indirect deaths could be between 15 and…
— Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt (@FranceskAlbs) September 6, 2024
Another child dies of malnutrition in Gaza amid Israeli blockade
Local Palestinian sources and the news agency Wafa, which cited medical sources, report that a young girl from Khan Younis in southern Gaza has died. Wafa’s medical sources reported that the girl, identified as Yaqin al-Asṭal, succumbed to both malnutrition and dehydration amidst a severe shortage of supplies.
At least 37 children have died of malnutrition since Israel began its devastating war on Gaza, Wafa said.
An ongoing blockade of the enclave by Israel has led to severe shortages of food, clean water and medicine.
Yesterday, UN Secretary-General Spokesman Stephane Dujarric noted that more than one million people in central and southern Gaza did not receive any food rations in August.
In June, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, reported that more than 50,000 children in Gaza required immediate medical treatment for acute malnutrition. “With continued restrictions to humanitarian access, people in Gaza continue to face desperate levels of hunger,” a UNRWA statement read.
