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‘Man-made’ spread of starvation in Gaza ‘unconscionable’
As warnings of imminent famine grow following the release of the IPC’s analysis, Jolien Veldwijk, country director for CARE International in Palestine, condemned the “man-made” nature of the crisis, calling it “unconscionable”.
“For more than a year and a half, we have witnessed the spread of starvation across Gaza, which has accelerated since the Israeli Government’s block on aid, a siege that has been going on for over two months now,” Veldwijk said.
She described the psychological toll of the crisis as “haunting”, as mothers arrive to clinics with their babies weighing as little as 2kg (4.4 pounds), while families watch their loved ones grow thinner each day.
“Meanwhile, supplies that could be used to treat them sit just a few kilometres away at the border, blocked,” she added.
Veldwijk urged the international community to “exhaust every effort” to secure an immediate and lasting ceasefire and the return of the captives, warning that only a full-scale flow of humanitarian aid could halt further starvation and death.
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As warnings of imminent famine grow following the release of the IPC’s analysis, Jolien Veldwijk, country director for CARE International in Palestine, condemned the “man-made” nature of the crisis, calling it “unconscionable”.
“For more than a year and a half, we have witnessed the spread of starvation across Gaza, which has accelerated since the Israeli Government’s block on aid, a siege that has been going on for over two months now,” Veldwijk said.
She described the psychological toll of the crisis as “haunting”, as mothers arrive to clinics with their babies weighing as little as 2kg (4.4 pounds), while families watch their loved ones grow thinner each day.
“Meanwhile, supplies that could be used to treat them sit just a few kilometres away at the border, blocked,” she added.
Veldwijk urged the international community to “exhaust every effort” to secure an immediate and lasting ceasefire and the return of the captives, warning that only a full-scale flow of humanitarian aid could halt further starvation and death.

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