United Nations condemns ‘weapons of food’ in Gaza

Geneva: The United Nations on Tuesday condemned Israeli’s clear “food weapons” in Gaza, and committed a war crime, and urged the Israeli army to “stop shooting on people trying to get food”.The United Nations Human Rights Office said in written notes provided before a briefing, “Israel’s militants are contradictory with international standards on assistance distribution.”“Desperate in Gaza, hungry people try to get food and either face the inhuman choice of dying of hunger or killing risk for death.”The US and Israel -backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) began food distribution operations in Gaza on 26 May, when Israel completely cut the supply in the Palestinian region occupied for more than two months, warned of large scale famine.The United Nations stated in May that “100 percent of the population of the surrounded area” “was” threat of famine “.The United Nations and major support groups have refused to cooperate with GHF – an officially personal effort with opaque funding – it was designed to meet Israel’s military objectives on concerns.Thameen al-Khitan, spokesman of the United Nations Rights Office, warned in briefing notes of GHF’s ​​”scenes of chaos around food distribution points”.Since the organization began to operate, “The Israeli army has shot and shot the Palestinians, trying to reach the distribution points, causing many fatal”, he said.He reported that “more than 410 Palestinians have been killed as a result, (while) at least 93 other Israeli army allegedly attempted to contact the United Nations and other human organizations to contact the convoy.” “At least 3,000 Palestinians have been injured in these incidents,” he said.“Each of these murders should be investigated immediately and fairly, and those responsible should be held in the account.”Some warned that the system “endanger citizens and contributes to the horrific human situation in Gaza”. He warned, “Food weapons for citizens, in addition to restricting or preventing their access to life-dancing services, forms a war crime, and in some circumstances, can form elements of other offenses under international law,” he warned.The United Nations Rights Office demanded immediate action to improve the situation.“The Israeli army should stop shooting at the people trying to get food,” Khitan said, also demanding that Israel “allows the entry of food and other human assistance to maintain the life of Palestinians in Gaza”.“It should immediately lift its illegal sanctions on the work of the United Nations and other human actors,” he said.And he asked other countries to “take concrete steps to ensure that Israel – the power occupying the Gaza – complies with its duties to ensure that adequate food and life requirements are provided to the population.”