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The Story of Gaza in 100 Lives
By Mona Chalabi
The numbers tell a story of continuing devastation: blocked food, destroyed homes and lost lives.
This is not the first time that food has been weaponized against people in Gaza. In 2012, during a blockade imposed by Israel, documents revealed that calorie counts were used in order to permit minimum amounts of food and avoid a humanitarian disaster that might draw criticism.
No such effort has been made in recent months. Last month, Michael Fakhri, the UN special rapporteur on the right to food, told the Guardian: “There is no reason to intentionally block the passage of humanitarian aid or intentionally obliterate small-scale fishing vessels, greenhouses and orchards in Gaza – other than to deny people access to food.” The consequence has been that every single one of these 100 characters does not have enough food to eat, and 25% of them are starving, according to a UN report in January. Children are now dying of malnutrition.
Source:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2024/mar/11/gaza-population-visual-guide-deaths-displaced