US EditionWeaponisation of Food in Gaza Constitutes War Crime: UN Human Rights Office
GAZA STRIP, JUN 24 – UN rights office says over 410 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire while trying to access food aid under a militarized distribution system in Gaza, calling it a war crime.
- The UN human rights office condemned Israel's weaponisation of food in Gaza as a war crime on June 24, citing over 410 Palestinians killed near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites.
- This condemnation came after the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, supported by the US and Israel, initiated a fresh food aid program in late May amid a two-month Israeli blockade that led to severe food shortages.
- UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini called the aid mechanism an abomination that degrades desperate people and urged restoration of UNRWA's access to deliver aid with dignity.
- John Acree, interim chief of GHF, affirmed that their operations remain effective and committed to continuing despite security challenges, noting that approximately 680,000 food boxes have been distributed to date.
- The UN urged prompt investigations into killings and emphasized that restricting food access endangers civilians, while Israel rejects war crime accusations blaming Hamas for civilian harm.
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Israel’s “Weaponization of Food in Gaza Constitutes War Crime”: UN rights office - Quds News Network
The UN Human Rights Office stated on Tuesday that Israel's "weaponization" of food against civilians in Gaza amounts to a war crime, pointing to the controversial aid distribution mechanism backed by Israel and the United States.
Weaponisation of food in Gaza constitutes war crime, UN rights office says
The U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday that the "weaponisation" of food for civilians in Gaza constitutes a war crime, in its strongest remarks yet on a new model of aid distribution run by an Israeli-backed organisation.
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