Israel probably using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza
In an interview with BBC International Editor, Jeremy Bowen, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said there is a plausible case that Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza. If intent were proven, that would amount to a war crime.
The short report above was broadcast on BBC World Service Newsroom on 28 March 2024.
It follows a statement by UN experts which declared Israel has been intentionally starving Gaza and a statement by United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories saying the threshold indicating the commission of the crime of genocide against Palestinians as a group in Gaza has been met.