Gazans suffer amid blockade as IDF accuses Hamas of stealing aid
- For nearly 60 days, Israel has imposed a complete blockade on the Gaza Strip, blocking all food and aid shipments as of early May 2025.
- The blockade followed Israel's resumption of military operations on March 18 after ending a two-month ceasefire, aiming to pressure Hamas after its October 7, 2023 attack.
- Approximately the entire population of Gaza depends primarily on canned vegetables, rice, pasta, and lentils, as vital foods such as meat, milk, cheese, and fruit have disappeared, with prices soaring to unaffordable levels.
- The U.N. Reported an 80% rise in children with acute malnutrition in March, totaling 3,700 cases, with aid organizations running out of food and medical supplies amidst allegations that Hamas diverts aid for its uses.
- The blockade has intensified food insecurity and malnutrition, risking long-term damage to children, while rights groups label it a potential war crime and warn it endangers the entire civilian population.
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Looting of Gaza stores signals worsening hunger crisis
By Nidal al-Mughrabi
Ireland highlights Israel's 'complete disregard' for international law in Gaza at UN Security Council
Israel’s ongoing blockade of humanitarian aid and commercial supplies into Gaza 'rapidly deepening the hunger crisis,' Ireland's envoy says during open UN Security Council debate on Middle East - Anadolu Ajansı

FOOD SITUATION DIRE IN GAZA AMID BLOCKADE
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Israel is accused of using hunger as a weapon of war
Havana, May 2 (RHC) The Palestinian authorities in the Gaza Strip today accused Israel of destroying food sources and preventing aid from entering as part of a systematic and deliberate policy against the people of the territory.
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