Israel-Palestine Escalation
Israel was hit by an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on October 7, with Hamas movement's troops infiltrating border areas. On October 8, the Israeli government announced that it had invoked Article 40 of the Basic Law, which means the country was officially in a state of war.

'On Verge of Starvation': Sputnik Documents Impact of Israel's Ongoing War and Blockade on Gaza

Earlier this month, South Africa, which is suing Israel for alleged genocide in the Gaza Strip, submitted evidence to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) accusing the Jewish state of using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza, aiming to depopulate the blockaded enclave through mass killings and forced displacement.
Sputnik
Images and footage captured by Sputnik's correspondent show the stark reality of widespread hunger and the critical humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian Gaza Strip, with long lines of displaced people snaking through the streets at charity food distribution points.
The video report also features eyewitness accounts from doctors and patients in Gaza hospitals, who describe the escalating health crisis resulting from severe food shortages, with scores of children suffering from malnutrition and alarming rates of premature births.