An international human rights organization says at least 26 Palestinians, among them 9 children, have succumbed to starvation and inadequate medical assistance in the besieged Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours.
The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said on Tuesday that the dramatic rise in fatalities among the elderly, patients, and children is attributed to the lethal living conditions intentionally enforced by the Tel Aviv regime, with the objective of weakening and harming the population.
These conditions, the Geneva-based organization said, include deliberate starvation, severe suffering, and systematic denial of medical care, in addition to the ongoing comprehensive blockade.
The Euro-Med highlighted that the lack of a robust monitoring system within Gaza's Ministry of Health has led to numerous deaths being classified as natural causes, even though they could have been prevented.
The human rights organization’s field team recorded distressing accounts from elderly individuals, who were forcibly displaced in recent hours and are experiencing hunger.
The Euro-Med also cautioned that ongoing displacement due to intense bombardment is exacerbating the hunger crisis, causing residents to lose their minimal reserves of canned food, if they possess any.
It characterized the humanitarian situation in Gaza as catastrophic, with hunger impacting all sectors of the population.
The Euro-Med urged all nations to fulfill their legal obligations and take prompt measures to halt the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip.
The organization finally called upon the global community to implement economic, diplomatic, and military sanctions against Israel due to its ongoing and serious breaches of international law.
The Israeli military resumed bombardment of Gaza on March 18, killing thousands of Palestinians, and injuring many others, after it shattered the 2-month ceasefire agreement with the Palestinian group Hamas and the deal on the exchange of Israeli captives with Palestinian abductees.
At least 53,573 Palestinians have been killed, mostly women and children, and another 121,688 individuals injured in the brutal Israeli military onslaught on Gaza since October 7, 2023.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants last November for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former minister of military affairs Yoav Gallant, citing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the besieged coastal territory.
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