Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon constitutes a war crime

GAZA, (PIC)

Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), stated that Israel’s use of food and humanitarian aid as a weapon in its war on Gaza constitutes a clear war crime that must not be ignored.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, Lazzarini stressed that what has been unfolding in Gaza over the past nineteen months, and particularly in recent weeks, is the deliberate use of food and humanitarian supplies to…