Israel Committing "Medicide" in Gaza as Health Care Workers Starve, Experts Say
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UN experts have characterized Israel's actions in Gaza as 'medicide,' denoting the intentional destruction of the health care system and targeting of health personnel. They argue this is part of a broader effort to create conditions for the annihilation of Palestinians, an act classified as genocide. Reports indicate that the situation has worsened, with health workers enduring starvation and exhaustion due to Israel's blockade. The UN asserts these attacks on healthcare workers and facilities represent gross violations of human rights amid worsening humanitarian crises in Gaza.
UN experts are calling the systematic destruction of healthcare and the targeting of health workers in Gaza 'medicide.' They cited Israel's actions as an intentional creation of conditions designed to destroy Palestinians, indicating this constitutes genocide.
Israeli actions have led to famine conditions among the population, including health workers who are reportedly fainting from exhaustion and hunger. This exacerbates the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
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