On Friday (August 22, 2025) amidst the Israeli-Pilistine dispute, the United Nations officially announced a famine in Gaza, the first famine in the Middle East. According to the expert, 5,00,000 people are facing terrible starvation in this famine.

United Nations Assistance Head Tom Fletcher said that food was not able to reach these areas of Palestine due to Israeli barriers, otherwise this famine could be stopped. At the same time, Israeli’s Foreign Ministry gave its response, reversing this statement of UN.

IPC report based on Hamas’s lie

Criticizing the report of the IPC panel in Rome, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said that this report is based on the lies of Hamas spread through selfish organizations. He said that there is no famine in Gaza.

The IPC panel of Rome said on Friday that the famine has been confirmed in the province and city of Gaza, which is about 20 percent of the Gaza Strip by 15 August 2025. He said that by the end of September, the impact of the famine is expected to be increased to the Der al-Balah and Khan Unis provinces, which will engulf about two-thirds of Palestine.

More than 5 lakh people victims of starvation in Gaza Strip

The IPC panel report said that after 22 months of fierce war, more than 5 lakh people in Gaza Strip are facing terrible conditions like starvation and death and now by the end of September, this number is expected to increase to 641,000, which is about one third of the total population.

Citing this report, the IPC said that this has been due to large -scale displacement and ban in Gaza due to the war between terrible starvation, Israel and Hamas. In the beginning of March after the war began between the two countries, Israeli banned the support supply in Gaza, causing a huge shortage of food, medicine and goods there.

Agriculture, animal husbandry and fisheries destroyed in Gaza

The IPC said that the estimated 98 percent of the agricultural land in Gaza Strip has either been destroyed, has become inaccessible or both have become. Livestock is destroyed and fishing has been banned. Apart from this, the health system has also deteriorated badly, while there has been a huge decrease in access to safe drinking water and adequate hygiene.

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Jamaat-e-Islami Hind President Syed Saadatullah Hussaini has strongly condemned the growing massacre and human crisis in Gaza. Hussaini urged the Government of India, world powers and rational citizens from all over the world to stand up against harassment and take immediate action to stop the Israeli’s ongoing attack.

In a statement issued to the media, the Jamaat president said, ‘More than 20.1 lakhs, including about 1.1 million children, are stuck in Palestinian Gaza due to continuous siege and bombing. Since the ceasefire broke on 18 March 2025, Israel has increased its military aggression.

Full blockage on essential items
He further said that apart from this, there is complete blockade on help and essential items. The people of Gaza are dying of hunger and thirst, their houses are collapsing and their voices have been suppressed. The situation is very serious. The Israeli government is planning complete destruction of the people of Gaza and the world should take action from now on to stop this near destruction.

Hussain said that 90% of Gaza’s medical facilities have either been destroyed or are not working. Only a few nutrition centers are running throughout the Gaza Strip, while thousands of tonnes of aid materials, including food and medicines, have been stuck on the boundary posts for months. Diseases like diarrhea, hepatitis and respiratory infection are spreading rapidly due to lack of cleanliness and clean water availability.

UNICEF reports

He further said that according to UNICEF reports, 6,60,000 children are unable to go to school and more than 17,000 children are alone or orphans. If the siege is not removed, there is a possibility of a large famine by September 2025. Hussaini called upon the international community to take decisive action and said that this is an examination for the global system.

He said that we call on all countries to break military and economic relations with Israel, to follow the ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu and support the United Nations General Assembly to end illegal occupation.

Eliminate dual criteria rich countries

Hussain said that in the case of Israeli, double standards of the United States -led rich and powerful nations should end. Now the time has come for the US and its allies only move beyond the showy things and start following the great principles of peace and justice that they claim.

India should also take initiative

Syed Hussaini urged the Government of India to fulfill his historical and moral responsibility by adopting a firm and theoretical attitude. India has always supported Palestine’s equitable side. In this important moment, we should raise our voice more vigorously and clearly than before. The government should publicly condemn Israel’s action.

All military and strategic partnerships with him should be suspended and support the international initiative to justify the attackers. Our voice should be directed not by political calculations, but by our constitutional values and civilized ethos. He reiterated, ‘There is no neutral diplomacy in front of the massacre, it is a reasonable opportunity to stand on the right side of history.’

Appeal to ordinary citizens

Calling the citizens of India, Hussaini appealed for active participation in peaceful resistance. He said, we urge our fellow citizens to raise their voice, boycott Israeli products and companies involved in this genocide and oppose the misinformation being spread about Palestinian resistance. At the same time, we should use every platform such as social media, public functions and personal conversations to share the truth about Gaza and stand with the oppressed.

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