AhlulBayt News Agency: A senior United Nations official has described the daily killings and starvation tactics by Israeli occupation forces in Gaza as part of a systematic campaign to eliminate Palestinian life.
Jonathan Whittall, head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, stated during a media briefing that what is unfolding in Gaza is “a massacre—hunger used as a weapon, forced displacement, and a death sentence for people simply trying to survive.”
The briefing, republished by UNRWA, emphasized that these actions appear to be part of a deliberate effort to erase Palestinian life from Gaza.
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, at least 516 Palestinians have been killed and over 3,799 injured by Israeli fire while attempting to access aid distribution centers. Another 39 remain missing.
Despite the worsening humanitarian crisis, Israel has proceeded with a controversial aid initiative launched on May 27, bypassing the UN and major relief organizations.
The “Gaza Humanitarian Foundation,” backed by Israel and the U.S., has been widely condemned by the UN as politically driven and insufficient in addressing famine conditions.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces continue to issue evacuation orders across Gaza, particularly in the north and in Khan Yunis in the south.
Human rights groups and Palestinian officials warn that these measures are part of a broader strategy of forced displacement, which many experts now classify as genocide.
On Tuesday, Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi called for accelerating the displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, echoing long-standing Israeli policy goals. Prime Minister Netanyahu has repeatedly cited population displacement as a key objective of the war.
Since October 7, 2023, Israel—with U.S. support—has waged a devastating war on Gaza, killing or injuring over 187,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children. More than 11,000 remain missing under the rubble.
Hundreds of thousands have been displaced, while famine and disease spread rapidly in what international organizations describe as a systematic campaign of extermination.
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