Gaza Strip Faces Imminent Famine Threat Due to Israeli Occupation

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The Gaza Strip is on the brink of a severe humanitarian crisis, with over 2 million Palestinian civilians at risk of famine due to the ongoing Israeli siege, according to a new report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). The report, issued by the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, documents the devastating impact of Israel's war of starvation, which has already claimed tens of thousands of civilian lives. The report concludes that the Israeli occupation is deliberately using starvation as a tool of genocide, a claim supported by the dramatic deterioration in the humanitarian situation compared to the IPC analysis released in October 2024.

Key Takeaways:

  • The entire population of the Gaza Strip, over 2 million Palestinians, faces the imminent threat of famine due to the Israeli occupation.
  • The Israeli siege has resulted in the deliberate use of starvation as a tool of genocide, a central tactic in the occupation's broader crime of genocide.
  • The IPC report documents the devastating impact of the war of starvation, which has already claimed tens of thousands of civilian lives.
  • The current situation marks a dramatic deterioration compared to the IPC analysis released in October 2024.
  • The ongoing international failure to protect the lives of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip represents a blatant violation of their fundamental rights to life, health, food, and protection from genocide.
  • The Euro-Med Monitor has called on all states to take immediate action to halt the crime of genocide and respond to urgent calls to restore humanitarian access and lift the Israeli siege.
  • The Monitor has also called for the establishment of UN-supervised safe humanitarian corridors to allow the entry of food, medicine, and fuel into the Gaza Strip.
  • A formal declaration of famine in the Gaza Strip is urgently required, given the rapidly accelerating spread of hunger and severe malnutrition among the population.

Statistics:

  • Over 2 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip at risk of famine due to the Israeli occupation.
  • Tens of thousands of civilian lives already claimed by the war of starvation.
  • 10s of thousands of Palestinian civilians facing severe malnutrition and hunger.
  • Dramatic deterioration in the humanitarian situation compared to the IPC analysis released in October 2024.
  • 54% of the Gaza Strip's population dependent on humanitarian aid.

Sources:

  • IPC report by the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor.
  • Statement by the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor.

(Citation: Oman News Agency, "Over 2 million Palestinians in Gaza at risk of famine due to Israeli occupation". 13 May 2025)