Famine in Gaza is now ‘inevitable’: UN

The Gaza Strip is facing “inevitable famine” as a result of western actions, Michael Fakhri, the UN special rapporteur on the right to food, said on Sunday.

“Famine was imminent” and now “inevitable”, said Fakhri in a comment following the news that the US and nine other countries were suspending additional funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (Unrwa) over unproven allegations that 12 of the group’s employees took part in the Hamas attack on 7 October last year. A UN investigation has been launched.

“This collectively punishes over 2.2 million Palestinians,” he added.

The day after @ICJ concluded that Israel is plausibly committing Genocide in Gaza, some states decided to defund UNRWA for the alleged actions of a small number of employees. This collectively punishes +2.2 million Palestinians. Famine was imminent. Famine is now inevitable. https://t.co/cCLRW9M0je
— Michael Fakhri (@MichaelFakhri) January 28, 2024