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Over 100 humanitarian groups sound alarm on starvation of staff in Gaza
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>More than 100 international human rights and humanitarian organisations have called for an end to <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>'s siege of Gaza, citing widespread starvation affecting their staff.</p>
<p>Famine caused by Israel's ongoing war and blockade has led to a growing number of deaths from malnutrition and dehydration in recent days.</p>
<p>A joint letter released on Wednesday, signed by 109 organisations, including Amnesty International, War Child UK, and EuroMed Rights, warns that the humanitarian crisis is reaching catastrophic levels.</p>
<p>“As the Israeli government’s siege starves the people of Gaza, aid workers are now joining the same food lines, risking being shot just to feed their families," the <a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/07/as-mass-starvation-spreads-across-gaza-our-colleagues-and-those-we-serve-are-wasting-away/" target="_blank">joint letter</a> said. </p>
<p>"With supplies now totally depleted, humanitarian organisations are witnessing their own colleagues and partners waste away before their eyes."</p>
<p>The signatories rejected the "military-controlled distribution models," in reference to the scandal-ridden Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), an Israeli-US initiative designed to bypass the UN's infrastructure for aid delivery and distribution in Gaza. </p>
<p>They also urged the immediate lifting of the Israeli blockade and allowing aid groups to do their work. </p>
<p>"Humanitarian agencies have the capacity and supplies to respond at scale," the statement added.</p>
<p>"But, with access denied, we are blocked from reaching those in need, including our own exhausted and starved teams.</p>
<p>"Every day without a sustained flow means more people dying of preventable illnesses. Children starve while waiting for promises that never arrive." </p>
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