{"id":123499,"date":"2025-05-01T10:44:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T07:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=123499"},"modified":"2025-05-01T10:44:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T07:44:17","slug":"children-in-gaza-rally-amid-severe-starvation-as-israeli-blockade-enters-second-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/palestine\/123499-children-in-gaza-rally-amid-severe-starvation-as-israeli-blockade-enters-second-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Children in Gaza Rally Amid Severe Starvation as Israeli Blockade Enters Second Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the war-torn neighborhood of Khan Younis, Gaza, children suffering from severe malnutrition stood amid rubble on Tuesday, pleading for food and medicine blocked by Israel since March 2, Anadolu Agency reported. The blockade, now in its second month, has intensified the humanitarian disaster in Gaza, where over 2.4 million residents depend almost entirely on aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organized by the volunteer group Four Friends, the 25th such protest was marked by children holding signs reading \u201cEnough Killing,\u201d \u201cOpen the Crossings,\u201d and \u201cWe Are Hungry.\u201d Many of the children appeared visibly weak, some barely able to stand, underscoring the dire conditions caused by the siege.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-01-104104.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-123501\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-01-104104.png 738w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-01-104104-300x185.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Gaza\u2019s government media office, the closure of border crossings has led to a catastrophic decline in health, with widespread malnutrition especially affecting infants. More than one million children face daily hunger, and 65,000 have been admitted to Gaza\u2019s hospitals with severe malnutrition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eleven-year-old Rama Abu al-Aynayn spoke emotionally about the crisis, saying, \u201cWe beg for the crossings to open. We\u2019re dying from hunger and bombardment. Most of those killed by airstrikes are children. Enough is enough.\u201d She emphasized the lack of safety and education amid the ongoing siege.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini condemned the blockade, calling it a \u201cmanmade and politically motivated starvation.\u201d The UN World Food Programme announced that its food stocks in Gaza have been fully depleted due to the blockade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-01-104225.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-123502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-01-104225.png 880w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-01-104225-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-01-104225-768x521.png 768w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-01-104225-220x150.png 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Palestine\u2019s UN envoy Riyad Mansour accused Israel of using starvation as a weapon against Gaza\u2019s civilians and called for an immediate ceasefire at a recent Security Council session. Egypt also brought the issue before the International Court of Justice, demanding an unconditional end to the blockade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The blockade follows renewed Israeli military assaults that shattered a ceasefire agreement in March. Since October 2023, more than 52,300 Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been killed in Gaza. The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli leaders over alleged war crimes, while Israel faces genocide charges at the International Court of Justice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the war-torn neighborhood of Khan Younis, Gaza, children suffering from severe malnutrition stood amid rubble on Tuesday, pleading for food and medicine blocked by Israel since March 2, Anadolu Agency reported. 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