Senators Merkley & Van Hollen Accuse Netanyahu of Using Starvation Tactics in Gaza

Obstruction of Aid in Gaza

• 🚚 Commodities totaling 4,000 metric tons of food are ready but unable to leave a World Food Program warehouse due to cumbersome and obstructive customs procedures.
• ⚠️ Only 20 trucks per day are permitted to leave the facility, significantly hindering the delivery of essential supplies.

Impact of Food Deprivation

• 👶 Special nutritional supplements for children and breastfeeding women are not reaching Gaza because of the deliberate obstruction.
• 💔 The resulting food deprivation and starvation have led to chaos, preventing trucks from reaching the warehouse and distributing aid to those in need.
• 🌍 Senators state that the amount of food seen at the warehouse could feed all of Gaza for three weeks if allowed to be distributed.

Accusations Against Netanyahu

• 🗣️ Senators Jeff Merkley and Chris Van Hollen accuse Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of deliberately introducing a system of starvation.
• 🚫 They assert that this tactic must end and that the people most in need, including children and vulnerable populations, are not receiving the food.
• 💡 The senators believe these problems could be quickly resolved if there was a will to do so, but unfortunately, that will is perceived as lacking.