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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Peter Beaumont

UN says Israeli restrictions on Gaza food aid may constitute a war crime

Palestinians wait in front of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Unrwa) distribution centre on 18 March.
Palestinians wait in front of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Unrwa) distribution centre on 18 March. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Israeli restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza may amount to the war crime of deliberate starvation, the UN has said, as the White House called for unimpeded access for aid to the coastal strip.

Amid mounting and catastrophic hunger in parts of Gaza, and official UN figures for hunger levels which are the worst seen under the current classification system, the Biden administration added it was “deeply concerned” following a report about potential famine.

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