A Belgian Minister today warned of the spread of epidemics and polio in the war-torn Gaza Strip.
Following Israel’s relentless genocidal aggression on Gaza, Belgium Minister of Development Cooperation Caroline Gennez cautioned on X platform that “the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is unbearable after 10 months of conflict” and pointed out that “Hunger and epidemics have free rein.”
She stressed the need for an immediate cessation of the genocidal aggression on the Strip. “This must stop,” she said.
She called for negotiating a ceasefire and providing “unhindered humanitarian aid” into the Strip.
Israel has proceeded with its genocidal offensive on the war-torn Strip in complete disregard of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which ordered Israel in a legally binding decision to halt its military offensive in Rafah, which may violate its obligations under the Genocide Convention.
Israel has been waging a devastating war on Gaza since October 7, killing at least 40,476 Palestinians and injuring over 93,647 others.
Moreover, at least 10,000 people are unaccounted for, presumed dead under the rubble of their homes throughout the Strip.
Palestinian and international organizations say that the majority of those killed and wounded are women and children.
The Israeli aggression has also resulted in the forceful displacement of nearly two million people from all over the Gaza Strip, with the vast majority of the displaced forced into the densely crowded southern city of Rafah near the border with Egypt – in what has become Palestine’s largest mass exodus since the 1948 Nakba.
Source: WAFA
