Gaza’s Government media office accused Israel of inflicting starvation on defenceless civilians in Gaza, by preventing entry of aid trucks and bombing 6o food banks, Al Jazeera reports.

“The Gaza Strip is gradually dying from starvation, genocide, and the killing of civilians,” it said.

“In addition to the ongoing massacres and relentless killing, the occupation is deliberately committing the crime of mass starvation by closing the crossings leading to and from the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the genocidal war and completely preventing the entry of aid for a full month,” it said, accusing Israel of preventing the entry of 18,600 aid trucks and 1,550 trucks loaded with fuel.

“To further inflict starvation, the occupation has bombed more than 60 food banks and aid distribution centres, putting them out of service to enable the starvation. It has also bombed and targeted bakeries, halting and closing dozens of them,” it added.

“This has exacerbated the humanitarian crisis and led to widespread hunger among civilians. It has also imposed a stifling blockade on the entry of humanitarian aid, in a blatant crime of genocide aimed at breaking the will of the Palestinian people,” the statement said, calling for action from the international community.