[[{"content_id":406797,"content_number":0,"portal_id":2,"lang_id":"en","content_title":"Hamas: Gaza faces catastrophic famine as genocide reaches its deadliest phase","content_rtitr":"","content_short_title":null,"content_summary":"The Hamas Movement has confirmed that the Gaza Strip is facing a catastrophic famine amid a total blockade lasting over five months, the deadliest phase of the ongoing genocide, marked by the closure of all crossings and the denial of baby formula, food, and medicine to over two million people, including 40,000 infants at immediate risk of death and 60,000 pregnant women.","content_summary_fill":1,"content_body":"&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn a statement issued on Wednesday, the Movement said the Zionist regime&rsquo;s occupation has turned food into a weapon of slow death and humanitarian aid into a tool of chaos and looting, under the direct supervision of its army and aircraft.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHamas added that the majority of aid trucks entering Gaza are looted and attacked as part of a deliberate policy by the occupation aimed at &ldquo;engineering chaos and starvation,&rdquo; depriving civilians of even the little aid available and obstructing its safe and organized distribution.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Movement noted that while Gaza needs over 600 trucks of aid and fuel daily to meet its minimum needs, what is allowed in represents only a tiny fraction of that.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt highlighted the dire situation where mothers are forced to feed their infants water instead of milk, noting that 154 Palestinians, including 89 children, have died from hunger so far, with hundreds suffering daily from severe malnutrition amid the near-total collapse of the healthcare system.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHamas also criticized the staged &ldquo;aid drops&rdquo; promoted by the Israeli occupation, saying most of these fall in dangerous, evacuated areas, rendering them useless and even life-threatening for civilians.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Movement accused the occupation of deliberately targeting aid security teams and opening looting corridors under its protection as part of a systematic plan to perpetuate famine as a weapon of war.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHamas called on international institutions to expose and legally and morally denounce the occupation&rsquo;s policy of &ldquo;engineered starvation,&rdquo; describing it as a deliberate and compounded war crime no less severe than direct bombing and destruction.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt stressed that breaking the siege and reopening the crossings immediately and unconditionally is the only solution to end Gaza&rsquo;s catastrophe, warning that any delay will push the situation into an even deadlier stage of genocide, especially against the most vulnerable groups: children, the sick, and the elderly.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFinally, Hamas urged free peoples and humanitarian and rights organizations worldwide to escalate their efforts and push for an independent and secure UN-led mechanism for the entry and distribution of aid, away from the control of the occupation and its criminal policies.","content_html":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Movement said the Zionist regime&rsquo;s occupation has turned food into a weapon of slow death and humanitarian aid into a tool of chaos and looting, under the direct supervision of its army and aircraft.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Hamas added that the majority of aid trucks entering Gaza are looted and attacked as part of a deliberate policy by the occupation aimed at &ldquo;engineering chaos and starvation,&rdquo; depriving civilians of even the little aid available and obstructing its safe and organized distribution.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The Movement noted that while Gaza needs over 600 trucks of aid and fuel daily to meet its minimum needs, what is allowed in represents only a tiny fraction of that.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">It highlighted the dire situation where mothers are forced to feed their infants water instead of milk, noting that 154 Palestinians, including 89 children, have died from hunger so far, with hundreds suffering daily from severe malnutrition amid the near-total collapse of the healthcare system.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Hamas also criticized the staged &ldquo;aid drops&rdquo; promoted by the Israeli occupation, saying most of these fall in dangerous, evacuated areas, rendering them useless and even life-threatening for civilians.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The Movement accused the occupation of deliberately targeting aid security teams and opening looting corridors under its protection as part of a systematic plan to perpetuate famine as a weapon of war.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Hamas called on international institutions to expose and legally and morally denounce the occupation&rsquo;s policy of &ldquo;engineered starvation,&rdquo; describing it as a deliberate and compounded war crime no less severe than direct bombing and destruction.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">It stressed that breaking the siege and reopening the crossings immediately and unconditionally is the only solution to end Gaza&rsquo;s catastrophe, warning that any delay will push the situation into an even deadlier stage of genocide, especially against the most vulnerable groups: children, the sick, and the elderly.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Finally, Hamas urged free peoples and humanitarian and rights organizations worldwide to escalate their efforts and push for an independent and secure UN-led mechanism for the entry and distribution of aid, away from the control of the occupation and its criminal policies.<\/span><\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_date_start":"2025-07-31 11:02:48","content_date_event":"2025-07-31 11:02:48","content_date_event_start":null,"content_date_event_end":null,"content_show_title_slider":1,"content_date_last_edit":"2025-07-31 11:05:08","content_date_register":"2025-07-31 11:05:08","content_columns":0,"content_show_img":1,"content_show_details":0,"content_show_related_img":0,"content_show_slider":1,"content_comment":1,"content_score":0,"tag_id":0,"score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"uid":43,"eid":0,"attach_title":"Hamas: Gaza faces catastrophic famine as genocide reaches its deadliest phase","attaches":[{"sizes":{"150":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202507\/556400_2925874354_150_81.webp","300":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202507\/556400_2925874354_300_162.webp","400":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202507\/556400_2925874354_400_216.webp","600":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202507\/556400_2925874354_600_323.webp","900":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202507\/556400_2925874354_900_485.webp","1200":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202507\/556400_2925874354_1000_539.jpg"},"ext":"jpg","file_media":1,"token":2925874354,"files":{"original":{"url":".\/file\/2\/attach\/202507\/556400_2925874354.jpg","width":1000,"height":539,"size":0}}}]}]]