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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Nina Lakhani

‘No one should act surprised,’ says UN expert who warned of starvation in Gaza last year

children lean against a gate while holding an empty bucket
Palestinians wait to receive hot meals in Gaza on Monday. Photograph: Saee M M T Jaras/Anadolua Getty Images

The UN expert who first warned that Israel was orchestrating a campaign of deliberate mass starvation in Gaza more than 500 days ago, has said that governments and corporations cannot claim to be surprised at the horror now unfolding.

“Israel has built the most efficient starvation machine you can imagine. So while it’s always shocking to see people being starved, no one should act surprised. All the information has been out in the open since early 2024,” Michael Fakhri, the UN special rapporteur on the right to food, told the Guardian.

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