Tuesday evening, activists organized by the Gainesville Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) held a demonstration at Depot Park to protest mass starvation in Gaza.
According to an article published by the United Nations (UN) last week, “Two out of three famine thresholds have been reached in Gaza: plummeting food consumption and acute malnutrition.” The report states there is mounting evidence of “widespread starvation, malnutrition, and disease,” but that famine hasn’t been “declared.”
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reports that approximately 61,258 Palestinians have been killed by Israel since October 7, with an additional 152,045 injuries, as of August 7. The ministry reports that 197 Palestinians have died from malnutrition, 96 being children.
Videos and photos from Palestinian journalists in Gaza show adults and children starving to the point their bones are plainly visible on their skin…