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Gaza in 'most dangerous stage of genocide' as famine spreads: Hamas

Iran Press TV

Wednesday, 30 July 2025 6:34 PM

Hamas has warned that the Gaza Strip has entered the "most dangerous stage of genocide" as the Israeli siege and restrictions on food have caused a "catastrophic famine" to spread across the Palestinian territory.

In a statement on Wednesday, Hamas said Israel's closure of crossings and blocking of the entry of all humanitarian aid into Gaza, which has been in place since March, has deprived more than two million people of food and medicine, leaving 40,000 babies and 60,000 pregnant women facing imminent death.

The resistance movement said the Israeli regime has turned food supplies into "a weapon for slow killing" and humanitarian aid into "a means for creating chaos and looting."

According to the statement, most of the few aid trucks allowed to enter the strip have been subjected to systematic "looting and attacks" with the aim of "engineering chaos and starvation", exacerbating the humanitarian situation in Gaza and the suffering of civilians.

Noting that Gaza needs the entry of at least 600 trucks carrying humanitarian aid and fuel into the strip on a daily basis, Hamas stated that only a small fraction of this number is actually allowed.

Highlighting the extent of the catastrophe, Hamas said that mothers in Gaza have been forced to feed their babies water instead of milk.

According to the statement, 154 Palestinians have so far died from hunger, including 89 children.

The movement also condemned the Israeli targeting of teams tasked with securing the aid allowed to enter the strip, stating that the regime opens corridors for gangs to loot the aid under its protection as part of "a systematic plan to perpetuate famine as a weapon of war."

Hamas urged international bodies to expose Israel's policy of "engineering starvation", noting that it is a deliberate "war crime", no less serious than direct bombardment.

Hamas said the "immediate and unconditional" breaking of the siege and the opening of the crossings is the "only solution" to end the catastrophe in Gaza, warning of the serious consequences of any delay for vulnerable people, including children, patients, and the elderly.

The statement also urged free peoples and human rights and humanitarian organizations around the world to "escalate" their actions against Israel, and work towards imposing an independent and secure UN mechanism for the entry and distribution of aid, away from the control of the Israeli regime.

Israel has killed more than 60,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, in Gaza, according to the Health Ministry of Gaza.