The risk of famine in Gaza is increasing with the deliberate withholding of humanitarian aid, including food, in the ongoing blockade. The entire 2.1 million population of Gaza is facing prolonged food shortages, with nearly half a million people in a catastrophic situation of hunger, acute malnutrition, starvation, illness and death. This is one of the world’s worst hunger crises, unfolding in real time.
  • killingspark@feddit.orgEnglish
    25·
    22 hours ago

    And the world just watches. Or, more accurately, stopped watching. The conflict apparently passed our collective attention span. It’s now just part of the dystopian background imagery of the world we are living in

    • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      18 hours ago

      Theres still protests everywhere. The people in power just do what they always do after x days and turn their noses up. This is the point where we are supposed to tear the floor boards out from under “our representatives”.

    • Saleh@feddit.orgEnglish
      5·
      8 hours ago

      Israel already starved Palestinians to death during the presidency of Biden. When his “ultimatum” in autumn last year wasn’t met. He did… nothing. There is no indication that Biden or Harris, who has reiterated that she is following Biden on this, would bring any pressure for Israel to commit less grave crimes.