Israel is causing famine in the Gaza Strip and using hunger as a weapon of war, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said today, a charge Israel's foreign minister immediately rejected. “In Gaza we are no longer on the brink of famine, we are in a state of famine, affecting thousands of people,” Borrell said at the opening of a humanitarian aid summit in Gaza. “This is unacceptable. Starvation is used as a weapon of war. Israel is causing famine,” he added. In response, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz urged Borel to “stop the attacks on Israel and recognize our right to self-defense against the crimes of Hamas.” In a post on Platform X, Katz said Israel had allowed humanitarian aid into Gaza “by land, air and sea” but that the distribution of that aid had been “violently disrupted” by Hamas militants in “cooperation” with his agency. UN for Palestine Refugees UNRWA. Penalties […]
Source: News Beast
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