Several UN Security Council members denounce Israel’s starvation of people in Gaza
Several members of the UN Security Council on Wednesday denounced Israel’s blockade of humanitarian aid into Gaza, causing mass starvation among already suffering civilians.
Security Council members convened to discuss the situation in Palestine, after it was requested by the Algerian mission to the UN.
Algerian Ambassador to the UN Amar Bendjama described the suffering of people in Gaza as “beyond imagination.”
He said: “The sadistic impulses of those responsible within the Israeli authorities knows no bounds when it comes to afflicting torment, inflicting punishment upon the Palestinian civilians.”
He said that civilians are protected by international law and that Israel must fulfill obligations.
“The starvation of civilians as a method of war is explicitly prohibited under international humanitarian law,” he stressed.
Russian envoy Vassily Nebenzia also expressed concerns over Israel’s “General’s Plan” that aims for “humanitarian blockade and squeezing people out.”
Nebenzia denounced the U.S. decision to “pump its Middle Eastern ally (Israel) full of weapons,” saying the “U.S. is providing political cover, and blocking any Security Council attempts to end Israel’s ruthless military machine.”
He said the Security Council has “levers and necessary tools” to be used.
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