{
  "id": 11135724,
  "title": "Israel turned Gaza into 'largest and harshest ghetto' in modern history, Euro-Med says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/israel-turned-gaza-into-largest-and-harshest-ghetto-in-modern-history",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T07:07:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-turned-gaza-largest-and-harshest-ghetto-modern-history-euro-med"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has condemned Israel for turning Gaza into the largest and most dire ghetto in modern history. The organization highlighted Israel's utilization of starvation as a deadly tool, the deteriorating healthcare system within the enclave, and acute shortages of essential supplies and humanitarian aid. Euro-Med emphasized that the ramifications of this ghastly transformation transcend the perpetual threat of death, penetrating the very core of Gaza's economic and social fabric.\n\nEntire families have descended into complete reliance on aid to survive, after losing their homes and livelihoods, with no hope of regaining their previous way of life. This pressing issue emerged as Israel persistently concentrates over two million individuals in a mere 30 percent of the Gaza Strip, an area already notorious for the world's highest population density.",
  "summary": "Israel turned Gaza into 'largest and harshest ghetto' in modern history, Euro-Med says Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said that Israel has turned Gaza into the \"largest and harshest ghetto\" in modern history. The human rights organisation pointed to Israel's use of starvation “as a lethal weapon\", the enclave's diminishing health care system, as well as severe shortages of necessary equipment, aid…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Israel kills eight in Gaza as ceasefire violations continue a year on",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/israel-kills-eight-in-gaza-as-ceasefire-violations-continue-a-year-on",
        "published": "2026-10-01T08:10:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}