UN expert calls for sanctions against Israel as ‘famine’ may ‘be already occurring’ in Gaza

Michael Fakhri, the UN special rapporteur on the right to food, has called for sanctions against Israel after warning a “famine may very well be already occurring” in Gaza amid reports a 10th child died from starvation.

“Israel has been intentionally starving the Palestinian people in Gaza since October 8,” Fakhri said in a post on X.

“The only way to end/prevent this famine is an immediate ceasefire. And the only way to get a ceasefire is to sanction Israel,” he added.

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