Israel on Wednesday (July 23) hit back at growing international criticism that it was behind chronic food shortages in Gaza, instead accusing Hamas of deliberately creating a humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territory.More than 100 aid and human rights groups said earlier Wednesday that “mass starvation” was spreading in the Gaza Strip, and France warned of a growing “risk of famine” caused by “the blockade imposed by Israel”.The head of the World Health Organization also weighed in, saying that a “large proportion of the population of Gaza is starving”.”I don’t know what you would call it other than mass starvation — and it’s man-made,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters.An Israeli government spokesman, David Mencer, said there was “no famine caused by Israel. There is a man-made shortage engineered by Hamas.” n18oc_world n18oc_crux0:00 INTRODUCTION2:00 KATZ WARNS “GATES OF HELL WILL OPEN” 3:46 TUNISIA SLAMS “INTERNATIONAL LEGITIMACY” BEHIND GAZA STARVATION4:38 ISRAEL OPPOSITION SLAMS ATTEMPT ON NETANYAHU’S LIFE5:52 ISRAELI VISITORS CHASED BY ‘ARMED’ MOB ON GREEK ISLAND
Israel Claims Gaza Starvation “Engineered by Hamas” Amid Global Outrage, Arab Leader Shames US Envoy
