Amman, July 1 (Petra) – Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor stated that Israel’s ban on fuel entry to hospitals in the Gaza Strip constitutes a tool of direct killing and a means of forcibly displacing civilians, as it paralyzes medical facilities and turns them into death zones.

In a press release on Tuesday, Euro-Med Monitor explained that the shutdown of generators and vital medical equipment puts the lives of thousands of patients including newborns, ICU patients, and those with kidney failure at immediate risk of death. It also forces their families to flee in search of alternative healthcare or energy sources at a time when no fully functioning medical facility exists in the Strip. This, the organization said, reflects a systematic Israeli policy aimed at dismantling the population’s means of survival, forming an integral part of the ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

Meanwhile, infectious diseases like meningitis, malaria, chickenpox, and skin infections are spreading rapidly due to sewage overflows and contaminated water, particularly in overcrowded displacement camps.

According to OCHA and the WHO, harsh conditions in camps and shelters form a “fertile ground for epidemics,” with thousands of confirmed infections and likely many more unreported.

The organization urged UN agencies and international humanitarian organizations to take immediate joint action legally, diplomatically, and operationally to halt Israel’s crimes and called for the end of Israel’s inhumane aid distribution mechanism and the restoration of humanitarian access.

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