Place of the hungriest people in the world is Gaza

Gaza at this moment is the place of the hungriest people on earth, every person in Gaza is suffering from famine. The Israeli forces are indulging in a frenzy to completely destroy Gaza. They have not stopped at just evicting them from their homes, the UN has warned that there are now plans to flatten them into the ground. The situation in Gaza is now such that even food aid cannot reach there. Last Friday the UN stated that even while trying to deliver food, they are facing obstruction. In recent history, they have not had to struggle this much to help the Palestinians.

Jens Laerke, deputy spokesperson of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said, “We have enough food stock to deliver to Gaza. But obstacles at every step. Because of their continuous intense attacks, food aid cannot be delivered. This is not only rare in the current world but also in recent history. In any war-torn city, the UN can deliver food aid, now even that is not possible in Gaza.”

He said, “At Israel’s Kerem Abu Salem crossing, known in Israeli territory as Kerem Shalom, 900 relief trucks were waiting. At first, Israel permitted all 900 trucks to enter, but later allowed fewer than 600 trucks in, and collected very little aid for distribution.”

In just a week, the Muslim world will celebrate Eid al-Adha. But for the people of Gaza, there is no Eid. Just as they could not celebrate the last Eid al-Fitr, they will not be able to observe Eid al-Adha either. On the last Eid al-Fitr, bombs were dropped on Gazans during sehri. This Eid al-Adha, they themselves may become the sacrifice. Looking into the faces of their children, parents cry out every moment, “There is no flour at home, no oil, no food at all. We are only giving water to the children.”

Al Jazeera journalist Hani Mahmoud went to Gaza City and investigated on the ground, discovering that in the past few days, no aid has reached Gaza — not even the approved aid. The Israeli forces have no concern about what the people are eating to survive. This time they want to kill the people of Gaza by starving them.

There are three or four points for delivering food and emergency aid to Gaza. Facing global protests, Israel permitted the UN to deliver aid through these points. But even that is now insufficient. Since the war began, this is the most tragic situation for the people of Gaza.

Through the media, the world is witnessing the horror of death in Gaza. Occasionally, global conscience awakens — some protests in support of Gazans take place in different countries, as happened a couple of months ago. But now everything is silent again. As if to say, “Well, we protested once, how much more?” Now, almost everyone is silent against Israeli aggression. Taking this opportunity, Israel has delivered its final deadly blow on the people of Gaza. Source: Al Jazeera