This Morning doctor and former Gladiators star Dr Zoe Williams has urged followers to take action and donate as Palestinians die of malnutrition and starvation in a heartfelt post
This Morning’s Dr Zoe Williams in tears as she urges followers to donate to Gaza aid(Image: drzoewilliams/Instagram)
This Morning star Dr Zoe Williams was in tears as she urged followers to donate to trusted organisations that would help provide food, water, medicine and shelter to Palestinians. At least 21 Palestinian children have died of malnutrition and starvation in the past few days – with another 70,000 now suffering malnutrition, medical officials have recently declared.
Dr Mohammed Abu Salmiya, director of Shifa hospital in Gaza City, says a further 900,000 children are having to go without food and have been hit by hunger. World Health Organisation Director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the UN and its humanitarian partners weren’t able to deliver any food for nearly 80 days between March and May while Israel’s blockade of aid was in place.
Dr Zoe teared up as she urged fans to donate to trusted organisations helping people in Gaza(Image: drzoewilliams/Instagram)
He added that the resumption of deliveries has been insufficient. Amid the humanitarian crisis, This Morning star Dr Zoe took to her Instagram page to share a muted clip of her tearing up on a train.
She wrote over the video: “The sickening, heartbreaking, despicable truth is that for many of these children their fate is now already set…
“This is the way starvation works, you reach a point of no return, where no amount of food or medical support can make you healthy again, because the damage to vital organs has already been done.
“We keep seeing the numbers who have died so far of starvation but in reality that number can already be multiplied by a big number. Every minute and every hour that passes means children go beyond that point of no return.”
She said some have reached the ‘point of no return'(Image: ITV)
Dr Zoe also guided followers to trusted organisations in her caption, posting: “Do what you can! And act NOW! 1. Donate to trusted organisations: Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), UNRWA (UN Relief and Works Agency), Doctors Without Borders (MSF), International Rescue Committee (IRC), All Our Relations. Even small donations can help provide food, water, medicine, and emergency shelter.”
She added: “2. Advocate for Political Change. Political pressure can influence governments to act or shift policy. You can: Write to your MP demanding: A ceasefire, Access for humanitarian aid, Accountability for human rights violations, Join or support peaceful protests and solidarity movements, Sign verified petitions..”
Friends and fans took to the comment section to thank the star for speaking out, with one user writing: “Thank you for using your platform to raise awareness and I pray that a miracle happens to help REVIVE humanity to care.”
“Utterly heartbreaking, can’t sleep at night thinking of those affected, hugs,” another posted.
One added: “Incomprehensible that not more is being done by those in a position to initiate change. There are no words.”
More than 100 aid and rights groups have warned of mass starvation in Gaza this week, adding that supplies have been “totally depleted”.
