Palestinian Red Crescent: We lost 29 children in a matter of days due to hunger in Gaza.

Palestinian Red Crescent Society President Younis al-Khatib said Thursday that approximately 29 children have died of hunger-related causes in Gaza in the past few days.

This came in a press statement at the headquarters of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Geneva.

Al-Khatib explained that humanitarian aid did not reach Gaza due to Israeli obstacles.

He said that in his 40 years of humanitarian work, he had never witnessed such restrictions on humanitarian aid as are currently occurring in Gaza.

Al-Khatib emphasized the importance of Britain, Canada, and other countries rejecting Israel's plan to change the aid distribution system in Gaza and place it under Israeli military control.

He called for the need to provide a safe passage for humanitarian aid without any obstacles.

Al-Khatib pointed out that approximately 29 children have died of hunger in Gaza in recent days.

Since March 2, Israel has pursued a policy of systematic starvation against approximately 2.4 million Palestinians in Gaza by closing the crossings to aid supplies piling up at the border, plunging the Strip into famine and claiming many lives.

With full American support, Israel has been committing genocidal crimes in Gaza since October 7, 2023, leaving more than 175,000 Palestinians dead or wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing, in addition to hundreds of thousands displaced.