Amna Nawaz:
Today, a dire statement from the leading international authority on food crises, the IPC, saying — quote — “The worst-case scenario of famine is playing out in the Gaza Strip. Widespread starvation, malnutrition and disease are driving a rise in hunger-related deaths.”
Among the worst-affected are children. The IPC reports that more than 20,000 kids have been admitted to Gaza hospitals for acute malnutrition since April. Gaza’s Hamas-run Health Ministry says, of the 150 Gazans who have died of starvation since the war began, 88 have been children.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denies there’s any starvation or policy of starvation in Gaza. And Israeli officials blame U.N. agencies for failing to distribute aid and blame Hamas for diverting aid.
Foreign Minister Gideon Saar today:
