Israel destroying Gaza's food system as 'starvation' tactic, says UN expert

Israel is destroying Gaza's food system as part of a "starvation campaign", according to a UN expert. 

"Israel is not only denying and restricting the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza. Israel is destroying the food system in Gaza," Michael Fakhri, UN special rapporteur on the right to food, said in a speech to the UN Human Rights Council on 

"Israel has mounted a starvation campaign against the Palestinian people in Gaza."

He said that Israel was targeting small-scale fishers as part of the campaign, including by denying them access to the sea and destroying boats.