UNRWA chief condemns Israel's Gaza aid block as 'manmade starvation'

UNRWA chief condemns Israel's Gaza aid block as 'manmade starvation'
Friday 25 April 2025 - 23:07

The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees on Friday condemned Israel’s more than seven week aid block on war-ravaged Gaza as “a man-made and politically motivated starvation”.

“The Government of Israel continues to block the entry of food + other basics,” Philippe Lazzarini wrote on X, hours after the World Food Programme said it had depleted its food stocks in Gaza. “Nearly 2 months of siege. Calls to bring in supplies are going unheeded”, Lazzarini added.

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