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123 Killed in Gaza as Starvation Deaths Rise; UN Warns of ‘Medicidal’ War Crimes
In 24 hours, 123 killed & 437 injured in Gaza. Starvation claims 235 lives since October, including 106 children. UN accuses Israel of “medicide” & genocide. Ceasefire talks restart in Cairo. #GazaUnderAttack
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by News Desk
2025-08-13
123 Killed in Gaza as Starvation Deaths Rise; UN Warns of ‘Medicidal’ War Crimes

At least 123 Palestinians, including 21 people seeking aid, were killed and 437 others injured in Israeli attacks across Gaza over the past 24 hours, according to the territory’s Health Ministry.

In the same period, eight more people — including three children — died from Israeli-imposed starvation and malnutrition, bringing the total number of hunger-related deaths since October 2023 to 235, among them 106 children.

Philippe Lazzarini, head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), described the rising toll as “the latest in the war on children and childhood in Gaza.” He noted that the ongoing war has left more than 40,000 children killed or injured, at least 17,000 unaccompanied or separated from their families, and one million deeply traumatised and out of school.

“Children are children. No one should stay silent when they are killed or deprived of a future, wherever they are — including in Gaza,” Lazzarini wrote on X.

UN human rights experts accused Israel of committing “medicide” — the targeted destruction of Gaza’s healthcare system — as part of a broader strategy to wipe out Palestinians. They said medical workers had been detained, tortured, and starved alongside the general population.

“As human beings and UN experts, we cannot remain silent about the war crimes committed before our eyes in Gaza,” said Tlaleng Mofokeng, special rapporteur on the right to health, and Francesca Albanese, special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967.

Meanwhile, ceasefire talks resumed in Cairo, with a Hamas delegation aiming to end the war, deliver aid, and alleviate the suffering of Gaza’s people. Hamas officials said they were open to governance changes but insisted they would not give up their weapons before a Palestinian state was established.

Despite mounting international condemnation, Israel’s security cabinet has approved plans to take control of Gaza City. Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir has endorsed the operational framework, with explosions reported in multiple neighbourhoods overnight.

The humanitarian situation remains dire, with foreign ministers from 24 countries urging Israel to allow unrestricted aid into Gaza. UNRWA says 500–600 trucks are needed daily, but current deliveries are a fraction of that, and many Palestinians are killed trying to collect aid.

“They gave permission for some aid trucks to enter Gaza, to create a media buzz that there is food coming in,” said a local source. “But more people are still dying every day of enforced starvation.”

 
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