Amnesty International Accuses Israel of Systematic Starvation in Gaza

The organization’s findings suggest that hunger and disease are not collateral consequences of military operations but are instead the intended outcomes of policies designed to inflict physical destruction upon the civilian population. These accounts align with the legal criteria currently under review by the International Court of Justice regarding allegations of genocide.

Testimonies from 19 Palestinians highlight the extreme conditions. Hadeel, a 28-year-old pregnant mother, described the constant fear of losing her child to the effects of her own malnutrition. Meanwhile, 66-year-old Nahed recounted witnessing the horror of aid distribution sites, where desperate civilians are often killed by gunfire while attempting to secure flour. Amnesty’s senior director, Erika Guevara Rosas, characterized the situation as a searing indictment of an international system that has permitted decades of impunity.

While Israeli leadership continues to deny that famine is occurring, official figures from the Gaza Health Ministry place the total death toll from the siege at over 62,000 people. Reports indicate that at least 263 individuals, including 112 children, have already perished from starvation. Guevara Rosas urged the international community to suspend arms transfers and impose targeted sanctions, arguing that performative aid measures are insufficient to address a catastrophe of this scale.