GAZA, (Palestine Foundation Information Center) Amnesty International accused Israel on Wednesday of using starvation as a weapon of war and a tool for committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
The organization stated that the suffering of starving civilians in Gaza is worsening due to Israel’s use of the aid distribution system as a destructive weapon of war, further aggravating the humanitarian crisis that has persisted for months.
Amnesty called on the international community to break its silence and take urgent action to pressure Israel to comply with international law and to stop the systematic use of starvation as a method of warfare.
International warnings have intensified about the worsening humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip amid a famine that has led to the death of 111 Palestinians since October 7, 2023.
Earlier on Wednesday, more than 100 relief and human rights organizations called on world governments to take urgent action in response to the growing hunger crisis in the Gaza Strip, demanding an “immediate and permanent ceasefire and the lifting of all restrictions on the flow of humanitarian aid.”
In a joint statement signed by 111 international organizations, including Mercy Corps, the Norwegian Refugee Council, and Refugees International, the signatories warned of the spread of mass famine across the Strip, while tons of food, clean water, and medical supplies remain piled up outside Gaza, as humanitarian organizations continue to be blocked from entering or delivering aid to civilians.
