Blockade of the Gaza Strip |
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Crossings |
2004 |
Philadelphi Accord |
2006 |
Economic sanctions |
2007 |
Fatah–Hamas battle |
2008 |
2009 |
Viva Palestina "Lifeline 3" |
2010 |
2011 |
2015 |
Freedom Flotilla III |
2016 |
Women's Boat to Gaza |
2023 |
Israeli "total blockade" |
2024 |
2024 Gaza freedom flotilla |
Gaza Strip famine | |
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Country | State of Palestine |
Location | Gaza Strip |
Total deaths | 41+[a][b] |
Causes |
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Relief | Humanitarian aid |
Consequences |
The population of the Gaza Strip is at high risk of famine as a result of Israeli airstrikes during the Israel–Hamas war and an Israeli blockade, including of basic essentials and humanitarian aid.[5][6][7] Airstrikes have destroyed food infrastructure, such as bakeries, mills, and food stores, and there is a widespread scarcity of essential supplies due to the blockade of aid.[c] According to a group of UN experts, as of July 2024 Israel's "targeted starvation campaign" had spread throughout the entire Gaza Strip, causing the death of children.[9][10][11][12] Israeli mission to the UN responded that the UN was “supporting Hamas propaganda" and "spreading disinformation".[13] The same month, detected cases of childhood malnutrition in northern Gaza increased by 300 percent compared to May 2024.[14]
On 30 June 2024, the IPC Global Famine Review Committee said evidence indicates famine is not currently occurring in Gaza, but that high risk of famine would persist as long as the war. Conditions in Gaza probably improved during the spring due to increased aid and sanitation efforts, but civilians still face extreme suffering and need sustainable aid. The report's findings "should not allow room for complacency about the risk of Famine in the coming weeks and months," and "the prolonged nature of the crisis means that this risk remains at least as high as at any time during the past few months."[15]
In March 2024, Volker Türk, the UN high commissioner for human rights, stated that Israel's restrictions on the entry of aid may constitute starvation as a weapon of war, which would be a war crime.[16][17] An Independent International Commission of Inquiry also found Israel was using starvation as a method of war.[18] The Israeli government has denied it is using starvation as a weapon of war and said that arguments that its actions regarding the famine violate the Genocide Convention are "wholly unfounded".[19] COGAT, the Israeli agency responsible for allowing aid into Gaza, has stated Israel was not putting limits into the amount of aid entering Gaza.[20] COGAT's claim has been challenged by multiple entities, including the European Union, United Nations, Oxfam, and United Kingdom.[21] Israel has accused Gaza's government of "aid theft";[22] however, US officials said they do not have evidence to support Israel's claims.[23][24] Israel has challenged the IPC's past methodology, citing academics in the Israeli public health sector.[25]
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