Catastrophic hunger - 40% of Gaza's population at risk of famine

This update from someone working for UNICEF who is in Gaza shows that supplies are not getting through; pretty much all of the official agencies are saying that not enough aid is getting in.

Can you hear yourself?

UNICEF spokesman on Radio 4

"They have nothing left"

"They are only alive through luck"

x.com/bbcr4today/status/1801512621155246460?s=46&t=tm415yZZZz0e-dE263leqA

so the schools and hospitals that have been destroyed by Israel in the last 8 months were built for free?

Sure. All the aid agencies and humanitarian groups are wrong and Israel (govt) is entirely blameless because of the crimes of Hamas.

That starvation has occurred as a result of the Israeli response doesn’t warrant any consideration because ‘but Hamas’.

If Hamas were purposefully starving the population and this was part of a plan to make Israel look bad, then why wouldn’t Israel help to ensure the people in Gaza were well fed? This would be much more effective for propaganda, than telling people off for having empathy for starving children.

Because that’s not what they have done, what the Israeli government have done alongside messages of genocidal intent is…

Seek to discredit and defund UNWRA and hold up the delivery of aid, while destroying infrastructure and waging violence to the point that it is very difficult for aid agencies to deliver anything. Is this the Amalek that Netanyahu spoke of?

Bit stupid really.

Yeah right, if there was plenty of food in gaza it wouldn't matter how much hamas were taking

Propaganda is a hell of a drug.

There is plenty of food, water and fuel in Gaza but it is all with Hamas. They do not care about the civilian population. That is why they use them as human shields and are even prepared to bomb them if they can make it look as if the Israelis did it. All the aid given over the years to build schools, hospitals and infrastructure was hijacked by Hamas and used to by arms and build tunnels.

The thought of what those children are going through is absolutely awful , starving and the constant bombing the constant anxiety they must be living with as well

Sorry to hear you and your little one went through that @Dulra

This is so cruel, and I suppose because it’s not a memorable one off event, this slow decline that for some will lead to disease and death, will happen fairly quietly and without much attention.

So upsetting those poor babies 💔

I know exactly what malnutrition looks like unfortunately, my dd3 got very ill as a baby and very malnourished as a result with the bloated belly and muscle wastage. They completely regress stop walking, talking, smiling 😓I also know what it took to build her back up and how long it took and how much medical support she needed. These little ones don't stand a chance unless they get medical aid asap.

1600 children under 5 in Gaza have acute severe malnutrition- this is typical counted by using a little paper arm band- if the arm circumference is less than 115mm or their growth chart measurements are equivalent to this, they meet the criteria. At that stage the little bodies are starting to bloat from lack of protein and water retention- the weight is just an illusion. They are often starting to loose the will to live and can’t eat or drink. Look at your own toddlers arm if you have a toddler and imagine what 115mm looks like.
This is a medical emergency!
https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/06/1150996

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/13/unrwa-israel-frequently-preventing-aid-deliveries-gaza

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2024/0609/1453785-israel-gaza-latest/

https://x.com/unrwa/status/1797903247447118022?s=61&t=nilGqPeurpC5xVqZAZdZog

UNWRA warn that there is not enough water for Palestinians to drink.

The situation is already dire, how is the world allowing Israel to do this?

There are reports from UN sources Margaret Harris that 85% of children did not eat for a whole day in the 3 days covered by the survey. This is awful- no child should be without food.
They didn’t release the details of when , how sampled, how
many etc but it seems that it was part of a nutritional survey. These nutritional surveys are a tool that’s used in disaster medicine to monitor improvements/ dis -improvements in populations at risk. Food distribution co-ordinating agencies would typically use a cluster sample rather than a random sample ( not feasible) in a disaster zone and there are strict protocols so they can be repeated at intervals to support feeding centres/ food distribution. The amount of food getting in has improved a bit because traders are getting in with stuff for people who can buy it, but the destitute are in real trouble.
This pause in fighting needs to go ahead so food can reach these vulnerable kids

https://x.com/letsstopc9/status/1797520141535900038?s=61&t=nilGqPeurpC5xVqZAZdZog

DID ISRAEL BLOCK AID? “YES”

DID THE US STATE DEPT TWIST THE FACTS? “YES THE DID”

Former senior US official, Stacy Gilbert, confirms that the US State Dept twisted the reports to absolve Israel of responsibility for blocking humanitarian aid into Gaza.

There's some truly awful photos* online [which I'm not going to copy here easy enough to find] of emaciated babies and young children being treated for malnutrition at a hospital in Deir al balah

*Fully accredited and verified - not Hamas/atrocity propaganda

This is a bit of an addendum to the long detailed article above

Trade convoys ‘squeezing out’ Gaza aid, humanitarian organisations say

UN says aid shipments fell by two-thirds during May but number of trucks entering Gaza rose

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/03/trade-convoys-squeezing-out-gaza-aid-humanitarian-organisations-say

https://x.com/afcq1954/status/1797169271283360200?s=61&t=nilGqPeurpC5xVqZAZdZog

heartbreaking image of a baby before and after starvation. 💔💔💔

How evil do you have to be to be actively trying to make this happen?!

Children die of malnutrition as Rafah operation heightens threat of famine in Gaza

Arrival of Israeli troops in the southern border town has choked aid supplies, as hunger deepens in southern Gaza

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/02/children-die-malnutrition-rafah-famine-gaza-israeli-troops-aid-strip

I'm shocked, @EasterIssland . Shocked, I tell you. Who could have seen that coming?

No, wait...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/30/stacy-gilbert-us-state-department-israel-gaza-aid

And I've just seen a horrible video Motaz posted of a starving baby. I hope that soldier is proud. And all the scumbags who blame everyone but Israel for the starvation of the people in Gaza.

Best word for him. I'd put the words vile and smug in front of it.
His parents must be so proud of the classy specimen they've raised.