Gaza - Saba:
The Government Media Office in Gaza warned on Saturday that the deliberate and systematic stalling of humanitarian aid and the opening of crossings in Gaza is the direct result of blatant collusion between the enemy and a number of countries, most notably the United States.
The media office said in a statement, "We hold US President Donald Trump directly responsible, along with the enemy, for the continued starvation of our Palestinian people, the blockade of the crossings, and the delay in the entry of food and relief supplies."
It emphasized that Trump's recent statements regarding Gaza have had no tangible impact on the ground. Rather, they amount to mere media statements that are a waste of time and are completely in line with the enemy's policy, both in their outcome and in their final outcome: the perpetuation of starvation, genocide, and the normalization of the slow death of civilians.
It stated that for 77 consecutive days, the "Israeli" enemy has been tightening its closure of the crossings, preventing the entry of food aid, supplies, and vital goods, in a systematic starvation policy that amounts to a full-fledged crime of genocide, according to international humanitarian law and the Rome Statute.
It explained that this deliberate food blockade has led to the spread of famine throughout the Gaza Strip, with the death toll from hunger and malnutrition rising to 57 documented deaths, most of them children. He also noted an increase in death rates from diseases linked to food insecurity and shortages of basic supplies, as well as the disappearance of dozens of food items from markets and relief centers.
The Office also stated that this grave humanitarian reality no longer bears description or analysis. Rather, it requires urgent and serious action from the international community, humanitarian, and human rights organizations, to stop this open crime against more than 2.4 million civilians in the Gaza Strip, including 1.1 million children.
It also emphasized that the enemy is using food as a direct weapon in its war against civilians, in an attempt to break the will of the Palestinian people through mass starvation and human humiliation, with the clear blessing of some international parties, most notably the US administration, which failed in its recent humanitarian mission.
Coinciding with the Arab Summit in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, the media office issued an urgent appeal to Arab leaders to assume their historical and moral responsibilities, take practical and bold positions to break the unjust blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip, stop the genocide, and pressure for the immediate and unconditional opening of the crossings.
The media office stated that the world's silence does not absolve the nation of its role, and that Arab inaction at this critical juncture exacerbates the suffering of civilians and provides the enemy with additional cover to complete its crime of starving an entire people.