{"id":17562,"date":"2025-05-18T15:56:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T15:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=17562"},"modified":"2025-05-18T15:56:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T15:56:48","slug":"israel-accused-of-using-starvation-as-a-weapon-in-gaza-says-el-pais","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/18\/israel-accused-of-using-starvation-as-a-weapon-in-gaza-says-el-pais\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Accused of Using Starvation as a Weapon in Gaza, Says El Pa\u00eds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-In a scathing editorial titled &#8220;Killing Also by Starvation in Gaza,&#8221; published Saturday, El Pa\u00eds spotlighted Israel\u2019s use of hunger as a weapon to kill Palestinians, calling for immediate international action.<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"6c705518-c9be-4aa8-b6d4-cc39847804c1\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"899\" data-end=\"1727\">The paper points out that \u201camong the terrifying number of over 53,000 people killed in Gaza by the Israeli military, a new and more horrifying statistic is emerging: deaths by starvation.\u201d At least 57 children have died of famine in the past two months, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"899\" data-end=\"1727\">The organization estimates that about 71,000 children under the age of five are at risk of severe malnutrition in the coming weeks, as Israel continues to block most humanitarian aid at the border. Alongside images of destruction, death, and despair that Gaza has broadcast to the world for the past year and a half, there are now scenes of desperate children lining up in hunger queues. WHO warns that the impact on an entire generation of Palestinian children&#8217;s health will be permanent, even if immediate aid is provided.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17560\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17560\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17560 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/45666-2.jpg\" alt=\"Gaza airstrikes death toll,\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/45666-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/45666-2-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/45666-2-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Israeli bombing civilians<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1729\" data-end=\"1964\">The paper stresses that famine is looming, compounded by escalating punitive measures against Gaza\u2019s population. Israel killed more than 80 people in airstrikes last Wednesday and over 100 on Thursday\u2014one of the targets was a hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1966\" data-end=\"2222\">When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared an end to the ceasefire with Hamas on March 18, El Pa\u00eds writes, \u201che not only crushed hopes for peace but also embarrassed U.S. and Qatari mediators, and betrayed the families of the hostages held by Hamas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2224\" data-end=\"2671\">At the beginning of May, Netanyahu formally declared his real objective: occupying Gaza and annexing parts of its land\u2014an open defiance of international law. \u201cTo achieve this,\u201d the editorial argues, \u201che must confront the presence of two million people. Thus, the military campaign in Gaza has turned into a large-scale ethnic cleansing operation through war crimes, including indiscriminate bombing of civilians and deprivation of food and water.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2673\" data-end=\"3003\">The editorial also highlights the growing legal and political relevance of labeling Israel a \u201cgenocidal state.\u201d Even if the term remains legally debated, it has become increasingly applicable. \u201cIf this is not genocide yet, the risk of it becoming one is very clear. And Netanyahu is laying the groundwork for it,\u201d the paper warns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3005\" data-end=\"3908\">El Pa\u00eds ends with a direct appeal to the international community: \u201cGovernments must begin addressing the Israeli Prime Minister in terms that reflect the gravity of his crimes.\u201d French President Emmanuel Macron recently warned that remaining silent on Gaza undermines Europe\u2019s credibility regarding Ukraine.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17513\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17513\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17513 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/366.jpg\" alt=\"President Emmanuel Macron\u2019s declaration that the Gaza crisis is \u201cunbearable\u201d reflects a turning point in French foreign policy.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/366.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/366-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/366-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Emmanuel Macron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3005\" data-end=\"3908\">Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez is working to form a diplomatic front to demand an end to the humanitarian siege. Even U.S. President Donald Trump\u2014who initially encouraged Netanyahu\u2019s militarism and joked about turning Gaza into a resort\u2014seems shaken by reports of starvation in the Strip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3005\" data-end=\"3908\">He concluded his latest Middle East tour without visiting Israel. While trust in him remains low, his apparent reluctance to be seen as complicit in this disaster offers a faint glimmer of hope. \u201cPerhaps,\u201d the paper writes, \u201che has begun to realize that Netanyahu does not intend to stop this war.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-In a scathing editorial titled &#8220;Killing Also by Starvation in Gaza,&#8221; published Saturday, El Pa\u00eds spotlighted Israel\u2019s use of hunger as a weapon to kill Palestinians, calling for immediate international action. 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