"Israel's Treatment of Gazans Sparks Humanitarian Crisis and Accusations of Starvation"

The Palestinian foreign minister has accused Israel of deliberately starving the people of Gaza, a charge that Israel swiftly rejected as "obscene." The UN World Food Programme reports that half of Gaza's population is starving due to the expansion of Israel's military assault, which has cut off access to food, medicine, and fuel. The Palestinian minister stated that at least 1 million Palestinians, including half a million children, are starving because of Israel's deliberate use of starvation as a weapon of war. Israel denies the allegations and claims to be facilitating increased shipments of food into Gaza from Egypt. The UN human rights chief warned that Gaza is on the verge of a breakdown, calling for urgent action to address the dire humanitarian situation.