Details of the Report Submitted to the UN General Assembly
United Nations (UN) human rights rapporteur FakhriIn his report to the UN General Assembly this week, Israel’s starvation campaign in Gaza triggered its attacks on Gaza. October 7He stated that it started just two days later. Fakhri said that the attacks carried out by Israel have so far mostly targeted women and children. more than 135 thousandHe stated that it caused the martyrdom and injury of the Palestinian.
The report noted that most of the “limited aid” entering Gaza was initially directed to the southern and central regions of the Gaza Strip, not to the northern region where Israel wants Palestinians to migrate safely. Fakhri, Palestinians living in Gaza, December 2023He emphasized that 80% of the world’s population suffers from famine and catastrophic hunger. He also stated that “the hunger suffered by 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza has never seen a population face hunger on such a rapid and large scale in any war in the past.”
Another point that draws attention in the report is that Fakhri describes Israel’s “hunger policy” against the Palestinians. 1948These were his statements that it dates back to the year 1999, that is, the period when the Palestinian people were displaced and the State of Israel was established. Fakhri stated that since the beginning of the war in Gaza, he has received direct reports of serious destruction of food systems such as agriculture and fisheries, and these have been documented and acknowledged by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and other international organizations. “Israel has used humanitarian aid as a political and military weapon to torture and kill the Palestinian people in Gaza,” he was evaluated.
Hamas Calls for Urgent International Intervention
Regarding the report of UN rapporteur Fakhri, the Hamas movement said, “It is new evidence added to the many reports and proven facts that the occupation government and its terrorist army are committing the most heinous crimes against civilians within the framework of their comprehensive war of “destruction against the Gaza Strip.” The statement emphasized that the international community and the United Nations must urgently intervene to provide aid to the Palestinian people, to stop the violations and oppression they are subjected to, and to hold Zionist war criminals accountable.
