More than 2,000 medical personnel working in northern Gaza will begin their Ramadan without having anything to eat for Suhoor or Iftar, Palestinian health ministry said.
“Medical teams are working around the clock in northern Gaza, unable to find food to sustain themselves.”
The ministry added: “Medical teams in northern Gaza are collapsing due to the lack of food,” urging international and relief organisations to provide ready-made meals to enable medical teams to carry out their work.
“We call on international and relief institutions to provide ready-made meals to enable medical teams to carry out their work.”
The right to food is recognised in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as part of the right to an adequate standard of living, and is also protected by regional treaties and national constitutions. Thus, international community and humanitarian institutions should work together to provide the necessary food aid to the people of Gaza.
Since October 7, the Israeli occupation army has waged a devastating war on the Gaza Strip, which has left an enormous humanitarian catastrophe and a major health and environmental disaster.
The Israeli occupation destroyed the only supplies of fuel, electricity, water, and food for the people of the Gaza Strip at the start of the conflict by bombing bakeries, factories, stores, water stations, tanks, and other infrastructure.
The Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip constitutes a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and human rights, as it exposes the civilians’ lives to extreme danger and causes them great suffering, which requires urgent and decisive international intervention to stop the aggression and protect civilians in the Gaza Strip.
