Starvation used as weapon of war during Gaza’s Ramadan

Muslim Palestinians started celebrating the holy month of Ramadan last week with the shadow of starvation and genocide over them.  

There is currently no end in sight for Israels war on Gaza. The past five months saw over 30,000 Palestinians killed and over 145,000 buildings across the Gaza strip have been damaged or destroyed.  

Ramadan is usually a time when Muslims fast daily from sunrise to sunset, breaking the fast with a feast.  

However, the European Union foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said starvation was being used as a weapon of war in Gaza. 

"We are now facing a population fighting for their own survival,” Borrell said. 

The UN warned its security council that at least 576,000 people in Gaza were one step away from famine. This being one quarter of the population.  

At least 27 people had died as a result of malnutrition and dehydration at hospitals over the past two weeks, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry. 

Borrell said the lack of aid entering the territory was a “manmade” crisis, due to a result a lack of viable land routes. 

"Starvation is being used as a war arm and when we condemned this happening in Ukraine, we have to use the same words for what is happening in Gaza." 

"Humanitarian assistance needs to get into Gaza, and the European Union is working as much as we can in order to make it possible.” 

Meanwhile, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to press on with an offensive in southern Gaza. 

Israel does not accept blame for starvation in Gaza, saying it allows aid through two crossings in the south. 

However, very little aid is coming to Gaza by land, with aid agencies saying Israeli restrict what comes through the roads. 

Attempts for alternative aid were made, including sea and air drops. 

Despite all the conflict, Palestinians had been seen praising Allah during Ramadan. 

People prayed amongst the rubble of bombed buildings. Children danced and sprayed foam as a man sang into a speaker at a school turned shelter. Fairy lights and decorations were hung on tents.