Israel claims Hamas has 'enough food to spark obesity epidemic'

An Israeli government spokesperson claimed yesterday that Hamas has “enough food to spark an obesity epidemic” after the occupation state decided on Sunday to suspend the entry of humanitarian aid into the besieged and devastated Gaza Strip.

Speaking at a press conference in Jerusalem, spokesperson David Mencer said: “Hamas has been stockpiling supplies for months and months.”

“They have enough food to spark an obesity epidemic, but the only ones we observe gaining weight are Hamas members… No one in Hamas is facing hunger.”

The United Nations and Germany have joined numerous rights groups and countries who have urged Israel to “immediately” restore aid deliveries to Gaza.

Israel has been accused of using a policy of starvation as a weapon of war in its genocidal war on Palestinians in Gaza in an effort to force them out of the enclave to make way for illegal Jewish only settlements.

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