Doctor on Gaza's Man-Made Famine

In an interview with Al Jazeera, Dr Mads Gilbert, a Norwegian emergency medicine specialist, branded Gaza’s starvation crisis a “100% Man-Made” catastrophe, engineered by Israel’s siege and enabled by global inaction.

He cited UN data confirming 470,000 Gazans now endure famine (IPC Phase 5), with children hospitalized for acute malnutrition and civilians dying daily from hunger. Gilbert stressed Israel’s blockade has deliberately obstructed 9,000 UN aid trucks, weaponizing starvation—a violation of international law. Gaza’s Health Minister warned Al Jazeera of emaciated patients overwhelming hospitals, while Gilbert condemned world leaders for permitting what he termed “Ethnic Cleansing Through Famine.”

Though reversible with immediate aid, he emphasized lifelong harm to survivors, particularly children. Dr Gilbert concluded by accusing Israel of “merciless, inhuman” tactics, urging urgent intervention to end this “Genocide by Deprivation.”