40,000 Infants at Risk of Slow Death in Gaza

SadaNews - The Government Media Office in the Gaza Strip has warned that there are more than 40,000 infants who have not yet completed their first year at risk of slow death due to the blockade imposed by Israeli occupation forces on the strip, which has prevented the entry of infant formula.

The office stated in a statement today, Monday, that the Palestinian sector is on the brink of an unprecedented humanitarian disaster threatening the lives of tens of thousands of infants due to the continuous ban on the entry of infant formula for the past 150 days.

It called for the immediate opening of crossings without any conditions and the urgent allowance of the entry of infant formula and relief aid.

The office also held the occupation, the countries involved in extermination, and the international community fully responsible for every innocent soul lost due to this systematic blockade.

Earlier today, Monday, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) confirmed in a statement that all Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are hungry, but children are the "most suffering" due to the Israeli blockade.

The Israeli occupation army announced yesterday, Sunday, that it had allowed limited airdrops of humanitarian aid to Gaza and had started what it called "a tactical suspension of military activities" in specific areas of Gaza to allow aid to pass.

However, international organizations considered that Israel's step "promotes the illusion of relief", while its army continues to use starvation as a weapon against Palestinian civilians by keeping the crossings closed to aid since March.

Since October 7, 2023, Israel, with American support, has been waging a genocide war in Gaza that includes killing, starvation, destruction, and forced displacement, ignoring all international calls and orders from the International Court of Justice to cease these actions.

The genocide has resulted in more than 204,000 Palestinian martyrs and wounded - most of whom are children and women - over 9,000 missing persons, in addition to hundreds of thousands displaced and a famine that has claimed many lives, including dozens of children.