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‘No famine caused by Israel’ insists government spokesperson
As criticism mounts over the brutal starvation caused by Israel’s blocking of humanitarian aid, an Israeli government spokesperson told reporters “aid has been flowing into Gaza”.
“In Gaza, there is no famine caused by Israel. There is, however, a manmade shortage engineered by Hamas,” said David Mencer.
In a media briefing, he said aid had been coming into the Strip through food packages distributed by the GHF and through UN-coordinated shipments of materials for bakeries and communal kitchens.
More than 1,000 people have been killed at GHF sites, where Israeli soldiers routinely attack desperate aid seekers. The UN has repeatedly said Israel’s restrictions have prevented them from providing adequate aid and begged Israel to allow it to coordinate food delivery.
Iraq slams ‘systematic and inhumane’ Israeli starvation policy
The Iraqi government has denounced Israel’s ongoing siege on Gaza, which it said was “part of a systematic and inhumane policy of starving … afflicted Palestinian citizens”.
In a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), Iraqi government spokesperson Bassem al-Awadi said that images of starving children, men and women massed in front of “meagre” aid trucks show “heinous, immoral practices” by Israeli forces.
“Major powers, international organisations, and institutions are now facing a real test in strengthening the rule of law, sustaining peace, and defending human rights and dignity,” al-Awadi said.
“Therefore, we call on the [Israeli] government to halt the policy of starvation against the people of Gaza, and for concerned parties to pressure the politicians of the Zionist entity to urgently allow the entry of relief supplies to the people of Gaza,” the spokesperson added.
Former Scottish first minister and his wife plead for Gaza aid
Humza Yousaf and his wife, Dundee councillor Nadia El-Nakla, have released a video message urging the world to take action to break Israel’s blockade on Gaza.
“My cousin Sally, her husband and four children are starving. My aunt Hanan, her children and grandchildren, including a 7-month-old baby, are being starved,” El-Nakla said.
“This is a deliberate starvation of the Palestinian people. Food and water are mere kilometres away. This form of warfare is sickening, and the stories and images from my families and millions of others in Gaza are absolutely gut-wrenching.”
