As the war in Gaza is nearing its two-year mark, the enclave is suffering a worsening humanitarian situation, amid mounting death toll, destruction, and widespread famine.
In a heartbreaking video, a young Palestinian child named Mustafa pleads for help as he feels scared and hungry. Mustafa was sitting amid rubble wearing rugged clothes.
“I am Mustafa, from Gaza. I am scared, I am hungry. No food, no home, no life. I need help,” the young Gazan child says.
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The war in Gaza, which broke out on October 7, 2023, has killed more than 67,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
Furthermore, 459 Palestinians, including 154 children, have died of starvation and malnutrition, the Ministry said.
Last month, an independent investigation, commissioned by UN Human Rights Council (HRC), concluded that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza.
This includes by “killing, causing serious bodily and mental harm, deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about the destruction of the Palestinians, and imposing measures intended to prevent births.”
The report indicated that Israel’s war on Gaza aims to “physically destroy the (Palestinian) group by eliminating not only today’s children but the possibility of them having children in future,” citing the “extensive and deliberate targeting of Palestinian children.”
Moreover, the report noted that the widespread starvation in the Strip makes children “unable to develop speech and meet language milestones” which could lead to long-term cognitive issues.
