US Edition'Starvation as a Weapon of War': UNSC Condemns 'Man-Made Famine in Gaza', US Differs
- Hamas welcomed a UN Security Council declaration calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, which was opposed by the US.
- The Security Council condemned the use of starvation as a weapon of war, urging for increased humanitarian aid and the release of hostages.
- Gaza's Health Ministry reported a total of 313 starvation-related deaths, including two children, amid severe humanitarian conditions.
- The US questioned the validity of the UN report on the crisis, while other Council members condemned the situation as manmade.
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Washington. Donald Trump presided yesterday over a political meeting on the Gaza war with the participation of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and the former tycoon’s envoy to the Middle East, his son-in-law Jared Kushner, hours after 14 of the 15 members of the United Nations (UN) Security Council, except the United States, warned that “famine must stop immediately,” and warned that “time is pressing.”
'Starvation as a weapon of war': UNSC condemns 'man-made famine in Gaza', US differs
In a joint statement, the council has called for a permanent ceasefire; the release of all hostages held by Hamas and a significant increase in humanitarian aid across Gaza; and for Israel to lift all restrictions on aid delivery without delay or conditions
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The UN accuses Israel of blocking emergency aid and using hunger as a weapon in Gaza.
The international community has raised its voice with a resounding diagnosis: what is happening is a fabricated, deliberate and cruel famine, a form of war against defenceless civilians. Faced with the cynical denial of the Israeli Government and the complicity of Washington, the Palestinian people pay with their lives the price of impunity. The crime of hunger: Gaza as a laboratory of horror That in the 21st century the UN declares a famine bro…
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