The UN officially declared famine in Gaza on Friday, the first to touch the Middle East

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The UN officially declared a famine in Gaza on Friday. Consequently, a “shameless lie” according to Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, whose government threatens the city of Gaza with total destruction if Hamas does not accept peace on its conditions.

“It is a famine. Similarly, the famine of Gaza”, which “could have been avoided” without “the systematic obstruction of Israel”, told the head of the United Nations humanitarian operations, Tom Fletcher.

“Israel has no famine policy. Furthermore, Israel has a family prevention policy. For example, “said Netanyahu, impruating shortages, according to him” temporary “, to” systematic flights of aid “by Hamas, whose unprecedented attack on October 7, 2023 against Israel triggered the in progress war.

After months of humanitarian UN. Moreover, NGO alerts, the integrated Food Security (IPC) classification framework, confirmed that a famine was underway in the governorate of Gaza.

Hamas called for “an immediate action un officially declared famine gaza by the UN” to stop war. Consequently, and “the opening without restriction of the crossing points” with a view to “the urgent and continuous input of food, drugs, water and fuel”.

According to UN experts. In addition, more than half a million people in Gaza face “catastrophic” conditions, the highest level of food distress of the IPC, characterized by famine and death.

“Moral scandal” – Un officially declared famine gaza

The Red Cross called Israel, as an occupying power, to “provide basic needs” of Gaza Palestinians. For example, London denounced a “moral scandal”.

“There is no famine in Gaza. ” said Israeli foreign affairs, accusing the IPC of having laid “a custom-made report” for “tailor-made” [le] Hamas ».

Each day. AFP journalists in the Gaza Strip attend food distributions where crowds of Palestinians of all ages are rushing, crying, begging that they are filled with stretched bowls or pans with the energy of despair.

According to the IPC. famine should extend to un officially declared famine gaza the governorates of Deir El-Balah (Center) and Khan Younès (South) by the end of September.

The UN estimates that nearly one million people the current population of the governorate of Gaza (the city of Gaza. its surroundings) while nearly half a million others would be in that of Deir El-Balah, and more than 500,000 in that of Khan Younès.

“Having people for military purposes is a war crime,” said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk.

“Porte de l’Enfer”

The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for an “immediate ceasefire. the immediate release of all hostages and total humanitarian access”.

Israel had imposed a total humanitarian blockade in the Gazaouis in early March, resulting in serious shortages of food.

He relaxed it from the end of May. but the amount of international aid authorized to enter since then is deemed largely insufficient by the UN and the humanitarian workers, which Israel disputes.

In military un officially declared famine gaza matters. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened the city of Gaza with total destruction if the Palestinian Islamist movement did not accept peace under Israeli terms.

“Soon. the doors of hell will open” until Hamas accepts “the conditions” Israeli to end the war, “mainly the release of all hostages and [son] disarmament ”he wrote on X.

Thursday evening, Mr. Netanyahu. had ordered the opening of negotiations for “the liberation of all [les] Hostages “and the end of the war” in conditions acceptable to Israel “.

“Wish death”

A proposal from the mediators-Egypt. Qatar and the United States-for a ceasefire, accepted Monday by Hamas, provides, according to Palestinian sources, a truce of 60 days during which the hostages still captive in Gaza-49 including 27 dead according to the army-would be released in two stages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.

Israel. which controls around 75 % of the Palestinian territory, this week approved an assault plan un officially declared famine gaza against Gaza-Ville, and announced the recall of 60,000 additional reservists.

Since then, the military vice has tightened on Gaza-Ville.

The Civil Defense of the Gaza Strip identified on Friday 57 people killed in Israeli strikes and fire throughout the territory.

Given the restrictions imposed by Israel on the media in Gaza. the difficulties of access to the field, AFP is not able to independently check this assessment.

“It’s as if we were in hell. I go crazy. I cannot imagine being moved once again. “Oum Ibrahim Younès, a 43 -year -old mother who lives in the ruins of her house in Gaza, to AFP.

“We are waiting for death. we came to wish it,” says Nivine Ahmed, 47, moved with her five children in a tent west of Gaza.

The attack on October 7 led to the death of 1. 219 people on the Israeli side, mostly civilians, according to an AFP count based on official un officially declared famine gaza data.

The Israeli reprisal campaign left at least 62. 192 dead in the Gaza Strip, mostly civilians, according to the Hamas government Ministry of Health, whose figures are deemed reliable by the UN.

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