Foreign Ministry dismisses aid groups’ alarm over ‘mass starvation’ in Gaza, accuses them of serving Hamas

Israel rejects the statement by more than 100 aid organizations and human rights groups warning that “mass starvation” was spreading in Gaza, says the Foreign Ministry in a statement.

“These organizations are serving the propaganda of Hamas, using their numbers, justifying their horrors, instead of challenging the terror organization, they embrace it as their own,” says the ministry in an English-language statement. “In this critical time of negotiations, they are echoing Hamas’s propaganda and harming the chances for a ceasefire; we urge all organizations to cease from using Hamas talking points.”

The Foreign Ministry says that almost 4,500 trucks have entered Gaza since May 19, including 2,500 tons of baby food and high-calorie children’s food.

It adds that there are more than 700 truckloads of aid inside Gaza waiting to be distributed by the UN.

“This bottleneck is the main obstacle to maintaining a consistent flow of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip,” says the Foreign Ministry, “their obsession against Israel is more important to them then helping the people of Gaza.”