UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk addressed Israel’s ‘commitment’ to avoid ‘imminent’ famine in the Gaza Strip and warned that the blockade currently imposed on the territory and the scale of the military offensive “could amount to use of starvation as a method of war“.

Therefore it would be “war crime”According to Turk, who directly linked the food disaster in the Gaza Strip to political and military decisions adopted by Israeli authorities range from blocking aid to mass population displacement and destruction of “critical” civilian infrastructure.

“Israel, as the occupying power, has obligation to guarantee the provision of food and medical care population according to their needs and facilitate the work of humanitarian organizations in providing assistance.”

Food insecurity is already causing social chaosas “the population is increasingly desperate” and is pushing unaccompanied minors to move from the north to the south of the sector in the hope of obtaining food, despite the fact that they are already congregating in the southern part 1.8 million peopleWith.

Türk expressed regret that, despite repeated warnings, the situation has not improved: “This disaster is man-made and completely preventable.”. In turn, he called on all parties, especially those “with influence,” to “insist” that Israel facilitate the flow of aid and guarantee the restoration of basic services.