Hamas urges Arab, Muslim leaders to act decisively to end Gaza famine
Movement says siege has created unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, calls for immediate aid access
GAZA CITY, Palestine (MNTV) — Hamas has urged Arab and Muslim nations to take a “historic stand” against the worsening famine in Gaza, calling for decisive action to end the Israeli blockade.
The group appealed for immediate humanitarian aid access to the besieged enclave, where conditions have reached critical levels.
In a statement published on its official Telegram channel, Hamas warned that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza had entered a “dangerous and unprecedented” phase following more than five months of a near-total closure imposed by Israel.
The group said at least 100 civilians — including 80 children — have died of hunger-related causes in recent months, while over a thousand others were reportedly killed by Israeli forces as they attempted to retrieve food from aid convoys.
“Our people are facing hunger and thirst, while thousands of aid trucks remain stranded at the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing,” the group said, accusing the Israeli government of enforcing “a systematic policy of starvation and humiliation” against Gaza’s 2.3 million residents.
Hamas also condemned what it called the “shocking silence” of Arab and Muslim governments in the face of the deepening humanitarian emergency.
It claimed that official statements from regional leaders had failed to match the scale of the catastrophe, and warned that this inaction only emboldens Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to pursue policies of “genocide and forced starvation.”
The group criticized the broader Islamic world for not implementing the decisions made during the emergency Arab-Islamic summit held in Riyadh in November 2023.
That meeting, convened to address the conflict in Gaza, had called for urgent international pressure on Israel and the unimpeded delivery of humanitarian relief.
Hamas reiterated its demand for the immediate and unconditional entry of aid supplies, urging Arab and Islamic states to “activate all available pressure tools” to break the blockade.
The statement emphasized the need for decisive action to halt the “criminal siege” that has pushed Gaza to the brink of famine.
Human rights organizations and UN agencies have previously warned that the situation in Gaza is rapidly deteriorating, with growing food insecurity, severe shortages of medicine, and the collapse of healthcare and sanitation infrastructure due to the prolonged blockade and continued Israeli military operations.
The Rafah crossing with Egypt, once a key lifeline for humanitarian supplies, has remained largely closed or heavily restricted in recent months, with thousands of aid trucks unable to reach their intended recipients inside the Strip.
International calls for a ceasefire and the restoration of humanitarian access have intensified amid growing reports of malnutrition, particularly among children and vulnerable populations. However, diplomatic efforts to end the crisis have so far yielded limited results.
As conditions continue to worsen, Hamas’s call reflects rising desperation among Gaza’s residents and mounting frustration with the regional and international response to one of the worst humanitarian crises in the modern Middle East.
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