Gaza Starvation: A Global Shame – Nowrojee
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- Under international law, the use of famine as a weapon of war is strictly prohibited.
- NEW YORK – Starvation is the slow, silent unmaking of the body.
Under international law, the use of famine as a weapon of war is strictly prohibited. By intentionally withholding food and other basic essentials despite glaring evidence of widespread hunger and malnourishment in Gaza, Israel has taken its war well into the realm of criminality.
NEW YORK – Starvation is the slow, silent unmaking of the body. Deprived of basic sustenance, the body first burns through sugar stores in the liver. Then it melts muscle and fat, breaking down tissue to keep the brain and other vital organs alive.