Former US President Barack Obama has taken to social media to call for immediate action to prevent innocent civilians from starving to death in Gaza.
In a post on X, he said a “lasting resolution to the crisis in Gaza must involve a return of all hostages and a cessation of Israel’s military operations”. But recent reports of the hunger crisis in the Palestinian enclave “underscore the immediate need for action to… prevent the travesty of innocent people dying of preventable starvation,” he said.
“Aid must be permitted to reach people in Gaza. There is no justification for keeping food and water away from civilian families,” he added.