AhlulBayt News Agency: The Hamas Movement has issued a stark warning over the escalating spread of meningitis among children in the Gaza Strip, calling it the latest chapter in an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe fueled by Israel’s ongoing genocide and the complete collapse of the health system.
In a statement released Tuesday, the Movement said that hundreds of new meningitis cases have been reported in recent days, signaling an alarming public health crisis that threatens the lives of thousands of children already weakened by malnutrition, famine, and a lack of access to medical care.
“The spread of meningitis among Gaza’s children is a harbinger of a new disaster,” the statement read. “This comes as famine deepens, baby formula becomes nearly impossible to find, and cases of malnutrition rise due to the suffocating siege and relentless attacks by the fascist occupation army,” it added.
Hamas called on the international community, the United Nations, and its agencies — particularly the World Health Organization (WHO) — to intervene immediately to protect Gaza’s children and end the deadly siege. The statement emphasized that supplying medical resources and child care necessities is not only a humanitarian duty but also a legal and moral obligation that can no longer be ignored.
Since October 7, 2023, Israeli occupation forces — with unconditional support from the United States — have waged a war of genocide in Gaza that has killed or wounded over 190,000 Palestinians, the majority of them women and children. More than 11,000 remain missing, many buried under rubble.
Gaza’s health infrastructure has been systematically destroyed, leaving hospitals without electricity, equipment, or staff. The siege has also cut off access to clean water and food, triggering a famine that has claimed the lives of dozens of children and elderly people.
With more than two million Palestinians displaced and entire neighborhoods reduced to rubble, the Gaza Strip now faces one of the worst humanitarian disasters in modern history, according to rights groups and UN officials.
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