DaysofPal- UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini has warned that two million Palestinians in Gaza are being starved, accusing the Israeli occupation of using food as a weapon to strip them of their humanity.
In a speech delivered during the 51st session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul on Saturday, Lazzarini criticized the recently established aid mechanism in Gaza, supported by the U.S. and the Israeli occupation, calling it a “disgraceful scheme that insults Palestinians” and saying it has “turned into a death trap.”
The UN official described the aid system as the culmination of “20 months of horror, inaction, and impunity,” emphasizing that two million people are being starved in Gaza as Palestinians are dehumanized without consequence.
Lazzarini went on to describe what is happening in the occupied Palestinian territories as a long-term project to undermine the Palestinian state, reflecting Israel’s desire to strip Palestinian refugees of their rights and sever their ties to their land.
He also pointed out that UNRWA has become a direct target in the war, with its staff facing arrests, intimidation, and harassment by the Israeli military, yet they continue to fulfill their duties.
Lazzarini further warned that Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have been displaced from their camps in the north at levels not seen since 1967.
On Saturday, the Palestinian Civil Defense announced that 17 Palestinians were killed by Israeli army fire, including 8 people who were waiting for aid near distribution centers managed by the “Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.”
Meanwhile, Gaza’s Government Media Office reported that since May 27, 450 Palestinians have been killed and 3,466 injured by Israeli fire while trying to access food distribution centers under the so-called U.S.-Israeli aid mechanism, with 39 people still missing.
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