The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has condemned Israel’s more than seven week aid block on war-ravaged Gaza as “a man-made and politically motivated starvation”, AFP reports.

“The Government of Israel continues to block the entry of food + other basics,” Philippe Lazzarini wrote on X, hours after the World Food Programme said it had depleted its food stocks in Gaza.

“Nearly 2 months of siege. Calls to bring in supplies are going unheeded”, Lazzarini added.

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