{"id":19247,"date":"2025-06-22T10:24:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T10:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=19247"},"modified":"2025-06-22T10:24:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T10:24:27","slug":"as-focus-shifts-to-iran-gaza-faces-escalating-famine-massacres-and-global-neglect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/22\/as-focus-shifts-to-iran-gaza-faces-escalating-famine-massacres-and-global-neglect\/","title":{"rendered":"As Focus Shifts to Iran, Gaza Faces Escalating Famine, Massacres, and Global Neglect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ai-optimize-6 ai-optimize-introduction\"><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Residents of Gaza fear being forgotten as the spotlight shifts to the escalating war between Israel and Iran, even as their own humanitarian crisis worsens dramatically. Food, medical, and environmental conditions are collapsing. Hunger has driven thousands to risk their lives at Israeli-controlled aid distribution points, which have been repeatedly targeted, killing over 300 Palestinians and injuring nearly 3,000, many of them women and children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-8\" data-start=\"1087\" data-end=\"1480\">The UNRWA warned that Palestinians are being killed while trying to collect food under a deadly Israeli-American aid distribution mechanism, demanding accountability.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-8\" data-start=\"1087\" data-end=\"1480\">Despite announcing a redeployment of forces away from Gaza, Israel intensified attacks on tents sheltering displaced families and homes, particularly in northern Gaza and Khan Younis, leading to more massacres.<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-26\" 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=\"288868e3-50fe-4eec-951c-35d12631acea\" 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<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-16\" data-start=\"23\" data-end=\"97\">Israel Uses Iran War as Cover to Escalate Gaza Siege and Mass Displacement<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-9\" data-start=\"1482\" data-end=\"1888\">Israel appears to be using the Iran conflict to mask its continued war campaign against Gaza, while publicly adopting softer language to deflect international scrutiny. Daily massacres have continued unabated, with the Gaza Ministry of Health reporting over 55,500 dead and 129,000 injured since October 7, 2023. Thousands remain under rubble, unreachable due to Israeli bombardments and siege.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-10\" data-start=\"1890\" data-end=\"2184\">Israel also issued new evacuation orders, triggering more mass displacement toward already overcrowded areas in western Gaza and Khan Younis. Only a few aid trucks are allowed entry, and they are often forced to pass through densely populated areas, exposing them to looting and airstrikes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17391\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17391\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17391 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/55559-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Reuters analysis based on World Food Programme data showed this volume of food could feed over a million people for three months\u2014or the entire population of Gaza for a month and a half.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/55559-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/55559-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/55559-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/55559-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/55559.jpg 1155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Doctors of the World accuses Israel of deliberately using hunger as a weapon of war in Gaza, warning that the ongoing blockade has caused acute malnutrition rates to soar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-11\" data-start=\"2186\" data-end=\"2627\">UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini condemned Israel\u2019s restrictions on humanitarian access, noting that \u201cGaza suffers relentlessly while global focus shifts elsewhere.\u201d He warned that people are being killed while trying to access food from a &#8220;deadly distribution system&#8221;. The fuel crisis is also crippling medical, water, and sanitation services, with hospitals facing shutdown due to medicine and power shortages.<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-28\" 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=\"bf76a30d-ab55-47af-8608-37421b0570d7\" 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<h3 class=\"ai-optimize-17\" data-start=\"23\" data-end=\"101\">Gaza Faces Famine as Israel Blocks Aid and Cuts Communications Amid Escalation<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">The UN\u2019s FAO and WFP have classified Gaza as a \u201chunger hotspot of extreme concern\u201d, warning that 2.1 million people are at risk of famine. The situation could reach its peak by September 2025, driven by mass displacement, war, and blocked aid access.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-13\" data-start=\"2901\" data-end=\"3308\">Meanwhile, Israel continues its military escalation. Talks of a ceasefire have collapsed since Israel\u2019s assault on Iran began. Prime Minister Netanyahu claims the war will both destroy Hamas and secure the release of Israeli hostages. He reaffirmed that the Gaza displacement plan remains active, while National Security Council head Tzachi Hanegbi denied any progress in ceasefire negotiations.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17612\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17612\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17612 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/99999.jpg\" alt=\"Gaza Faces Famine as Israel Blocks Aid and Cuts Communications Amid Escalation\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/99999.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/99999-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/99999-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">famine deepens in Gaza,<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-14\" data-start=\"3310\" data-end=\"3347\">Hamas official Basem Naim said:\u201cIsrael is using the flames it lit in the region to complete its crime in Gaza, away from global attention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-15\" data-start=\"3460\" data-end=\"3681\">To silence Gaza, Israel has cut telecommunications and internet access twice in one week, leaving people unable to call for help or rescue, and blocking journalists and aid workers from documenting ongoing atrocities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Residents of Gaza fear being forgotten as the spotlight shifts to the escalating war between Israel and Iran, even as their own humanitarian crisis worsens dramatically. 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