Muslim Brotherhood calls for urgent action to save Gaza
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The Muslim Brotherhood urges a general mobilization to end Gaza’s siege and stop mass starvation, calling on Arab states to open borders and aid civilians.
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Palestinians react after carrying the bodies of those killed while trying to reach aid trucks entering northern Gaza through the Zikim crossing, at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Sunday, July 20, 2025. (AP)
The Muslim Brotherhood issued a strong appeal on Sunday for a general mobilization to rescue Gaza from what it described as a catastrophic humanitarian disaster, urging urgent action to break the siege and stop the ongoing starvation campaign.
In a statement published via its official account on X, the group declared, “It is everyone’s duty not to leave the people of Gaza to face the machinery of starvation and death alone,” calling on the global public to rise up and take action.
The Brotherhood directed pointed criticism at the leaders of the so-called "frontline states" bordering occupied Palestine, accusing them of complicity in the suffering. “Zionist escalation would not have occurred without the disgraceful abandonment and the complete closure of border crossings,” the statement read. The group held these governments primarily responsible, saying they bear “the greatest burden of this betrayal,” and emphasized that they are the ones most obliged to lift the siege and provide relief.
Muslim Brotherhood calls for global response
The Muslim Brotherhood demanded the immediate opening of all crossings and the removal of obstacles hindering the flow of humanitarian aid, urging full support for Gaza “by all available means: political, military, economic, and media.”
The statement comes as Gaza endures what Palestinian health authorities have described as a “massacre of starvation.” The Ministry of Health in Gaza reported on Sunday that 86 people, 76 of them children, have died as a result of hunger and malnutrition, including 18 who perished in the past 24 hours alone.
As famine tightens its grip on the besieged enclave, calls for international intervention continue to grow. The Muslim Brotherhood’s message amplifies mounting pressure on neighboring Arab states and the broader international community to act swiftly to end the siege and provide life-saving aid.
'Israel' starving Gaza, UNRWA says
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has called for the immediate lifting of the blockade on the Gaza Strip, warning of a deepening famine and the starvation of civilians, including approximately one million children.
In a statement issued Sunday, UNRWA urged international intervention to allow food and medical aid into the Gaza Strip. The agency accused the Israeli occupation authorities of "starving civilians in Gaza," calling the situation a direct threat to life for the enclave’s population.
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues to escalate as the Ministry of Health reported the death of Razan Abu Zaher, an infant who died from severe malnutrition and a lack of milk. Her death brings the number of children who died from hunger-related causes brought on by "Israel's" blockade in the past 24 hours to four.
According to the ministry, the Gaza Strip is now facing a state of "actual famine," driven by a critical shortage of food and the outbreak of acute malnutrition.
Gaza MoH issues warning: Starved Palestinians face imminent death
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza issued a stark warning on Saturday, reporting an unprecedented surge in civilians, including children, women, and the elderly, arriving at emergency departments in critical condition due to extreme hunger and exhaustion.
According to the ministry, hundreds of individuals are on the brink of death, their bodies severely emaciated after surpassing the limits of physical survival. “Emergency departments are witnessing an unprecedented influx of starving civilians of all ages, arriving in severe states of exhaustion and fatigue,” the ministry said in a statement.
It cautioned that if the complete blockade on food and aid continues, many of those suffering from severe malnutrition could die within days, marking a catastrophic turning point in the humanitarian crisis.
The warning comes as "Israel’s" months-long siege continues to prevent adequate food and humanitarian relief from entering the Gaza Strip. UN agencies and health officials have repeatedly warned that famine is no longer a threat, but a reality for many in the enclave.
