Man-made mass starvation in Gaza, WHO chief says

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issues warning, as more than 100 aid groups urge Israel to ease blockadeMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe head of the World Health Organization has said a “large proportion” of Gaza’s population is starving. “I don’t know what you would call it other than mass-starvation – and it’s man-made,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.Meanwhile aid organisations urged Israel to ease its aid blockade as more Palestinians died of hunger. Continue reading...

Man-made mass starvation in Gaza, WHO chief says

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issues warning, as more than 100 aid groups urge Israel to ease blockade

The head of the World Health Organization has said a “large proportion” of Gaza’s population is starving. “I don’t know what you would call it other than mass-starvation – and it’s man-made,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

Meanwhile aid organisations urged Israel to ease its aid blockade as more Palestinians died of hunger.

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