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Weaponisation of food in Gaza constitutes war crime, UN rights office says

Published by Global Banking and Finance Review

Posted on June 24, 2025

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GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday that the "weaponisation" of food for civilians in Gaza constitutes a war crime, in its strongest remarks yet on a new model of aid distribution run by an Israeli-backed organisation.

"Desperate, hungry people in Gaza continue to face the inhumane choice of either starving to death or risk being killed while trying to get food," Thameen Al-Kheetan told reporters at a Geneva press briefing, referring to a series of deadly shootings near distribution sites of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

"The weaponisation of food for civilians, in addition to restricting or preventing their access to life-sustaining services, constitutes a war crime and, under certain circumstances, may constitute elements of other crimes under international law," he said.

(Reporting by Emma Farge, Editing by Miranda Murray)