Amnesty International Says Israel Implements Deliberate Hunger Policy In Gaza

Refugees in Gaza queue for food. (Source: UNRWA/Ashraf Amra)

JAKARTA - Amnesty International in its report compiled for the United Nations and non-governmental organizations, the Gaza Strip, Palestine is on the verge of an imminent famine.

After interviewing 19 displaced Palestinians and two medical personnel caring for malnourished children, the organization stated, "Israel is carrying out a deliberate campaign of starvation in the occupied Gaza Strip, systematically destroying the health, safety, and social order of Palestinian life," quoted from WAFA August 18.

The organization explained that the testimony it collected confirmed, "the deliberate results of the plans and policies designed and implemented by Israel over the past 22 months intentionally imposed life conditions on Palestinians in Gaza which are expected to cause their physical destruction, and are part of the ongoing genocide carried out by Israel against Palestinians in Gaza."

Earlier, Amnesty International accused Israel of "genocide since October 7, 2023" in April.

Separately, Gaza Strip hospitals recorded five deaths from hunger and malnutrition in the past 24 hours, including two children, bringing the total death toll from hunger and malnutrition to 263, including 112 children.

Meanwhile, medical sources in Gaza confirmed that the death toll in Gaza as of Monday had reached 62,004 people, the majority of children and women, while the injured reached 156,230 people.