The Palestinian Hamas resistance movement has condemned Israel for persistently using starvation as a tactic against over two million people in the Gaza Strip, in clear violation of international law.
Hamas announced in a statement on Wednesday that the occupying Tel Aviv regime has enforced a complete blockade on Gaza for more than seventy consecutive days, restricting all access to essential supplies such as food, medicine, water, and fuel.
The statement added that the closure aligns with an intensifying and brutal military offensive, which togather amounts to an act of genocide perpetrated openly and with impunity by Israeli forces before the very eyes of the international community.
Hamas further cautioned that the inaction of the international community coupled with the blatant failure to address war crimes or prevent extensive famine in Gaza indicate a worrying disintegration of the global order and the world’s failure to uphold international law and humanitarian values.
The resistance movement emphasized that Palestinians are being killed on a daily basis, either through bombardment or starvation, while UN agencies restrict themselves to empty condemnations that do not deter a “criminal entity lacking moral or human values.”
Hamas urged the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the United Nations to implement immediate and decisive measures to halt the ongoing genocide and widespread famine, as well as to ensure accountability for Israeli war criminals.
The Israeli military resumed bombardment of Gaza on March 18, killing thousands of Palestinians, and injuring many others, after it shattered the 2-month ceasefire agreement with Hamas and the deal on the exchange of Israeli captives with Palestinian abductees.
At least 52,928 Palestinians have been killed, mostly women and children, and another 119,846 individuals injured in the brutal Israeli military onslaught on Gaza since October 7, 2023.
Hamas said on Monday that it is ready to immediately engage in negotiations to reach a lasting ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
“Hamas is ready to immediately begin negotiations to reach a comprehensive agreement for a sustainable ceasefire, the withdrawal of the occupation army, the end of the siege, the exchange of prisoners, and the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip,” it said in a statement.