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Israel ‘intentionally imposing starvation’ on Gaza: UN expert
23 January 2024 06:21 GMT
Michael Fakhri, the UN special rapporteur on the right to food, has described Israel’s actions in Gaza as “unprecedented” in a post on X.
“It’s unprecedented to make an entire civilian population go hungry this completely & quickly,” said Fakhri.
“Israel is destroying Gaza’s food system,” the UN expert added.
Israel controls the entry of food and water into Gaza, with access to northern Gaza even more severely restricted.
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant announced on October 9 that food, water, fuel and medicine would not be allowed into Gaza.