“The state of Israel in its entirety is culpable” in genocide, the UN’s top expert on food rights said.
Palestinian children wait for the food with pots as Palestinian people survive under difficult conditions at Jabalia Refugee Camp in Gaza on February 26, 2024.In an especially frank statement from a UN-affiliated figure, the UN’s top expert on food rights has said that Israel’s massacre of Palestinians is a genocide, due to Israeli officials’ deliberate starvation of the entire population of Gaza.
“Intentionally depriving people of food is clearly a war crime,” Fakhri continued. “Israel has announced its intention to destroy the Palestinian people, in whole or in part, simply for being Palestinian. In my view as a UN human rights expert, this is now a situation of genocide. This means the state of Israel in its entirety is culpable and should be held accountable – not just individuals or this government or that person.”and, crucially, ramping up their deadly blockade of humanitarian aid.
“The Israeli government is starving Gaza’s 2.3 million Palestinians, putting them in even more peril than before the World Court’s binding order,” said Omar Shakir, Human Rights Watch Israel and Palestine director, in a statement. “The Israeli government has simply ignored the court’s ruling, and in some ways even intensified its repression, including further blocking lifesaving aid.”
“As the occupying power, under international law, Israel has a clear obligation to ensure the basic needs of Gaza’s population are met.
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