Palestinians face 'deliberate starvation' by Israel in Gaza, says UN expert (www.middleeasteye.net)
from Keeponstalin@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 09 Sep 2024 19:42
https://lemmy.world/post/19583647

The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food Michael Fakhri has said that the spread of disease and Israel’s “starvation campaign” in Gaza is “killing more people than bombs and bullets”.

He added that the damage inflicted by famine “is going to be carried by Palestinians for several generations in the future”.

His comments follow his new report to the UN General Assembly last week, in which he detailed how Israel has used starvation in Gaza “with the intent to destroy in whole or in part the Palestinian people”.

It explained that Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s food system, including the poisoning and destruction of agricultural land, and the destruction of ports and fishing vessels served to make the entire population dependent on humanitarian aid.

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