Decryption – The Hebrew state denies the existence of a famine in the Palestinian enclave, denouncing the posture of Hamas, the UN and NGOs. In the country, critical voices are starting to be heard.
Back to the wall, accused by many countries and NGOs of causing famine in the Gaza Strip, Israel pleads not guilty. “The deliberate use of hunger as a weapon of war by the Israeli authorities in Gaza has reached unprecedented levels, patients and health professionals suffering from hunger”denounced MSF on Friday. For its defense, the Hebrew state preferred to switch to counterattack, targeting Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist movement, and the Office for the Coordination of UN Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Both are accused of being responsible for the difficulties of supplying vital food aid. “Hamas exploits the misery of the population to feed its propaganda”says, says Danny Danon, the Israel ambassador to the UN. For David Mencer, Prime Minister’s spokesman Benyamin Netanyahu, the “Hamas engages in looting to resell food products very dearly”in order to…
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