Sharp new U.N.-backed nutrition data revealing significantly lower child malnutrition rates in Gaza, comparable to or even below pre-war levels, has been cited by Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, as definitive proof that accusations of Israel deliberately starving the Palestinian population were a ‘blood libel’ propagated by Hamas. Danon asserted that earlier claims, often amplified by international officials and media, were based on fabricated Hamas reports, and that Israel’s meticulous tracking of aid convoys crossing its checkpoints provides irrefutable evidence of sufficient food supplies entering the Strip. He highlighted a specific instance where a U.N. official’s dire prediction of 14,000 babies at risk of death was later clarified, with Danon characterizing such statements as outrageous fabrications designed to demonize Israel, emphasizing that Israel cares more about Gazan children than those making such allegations. The ambassador further accused Hamas of hijacking aid, selling it at inflated prices, and urged collaboration with NGOs not infiltrated by the terror group, adding that the recent drop in market food prices in Gaza is the clearest indicator of no food shortage, directly contradicting previous famine narratives and underscoring Israel’s commitment to humanitarian aid while reiterating its goal for Hamas disarmament rather than territorial control.
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