U.K. Foreign Office Minister Hamish Falconer on Wednesday condemned Israel’s restrictions on aid to Gaza as “inhumane,” prompting cross-party calls in Parliament for tougher government action to address the worsening humanitarian crisis.
Falconer said the government was "appalled by repeated reports of mass casualty incidents in which Palestinians have been killed when trying to access aid sites in Gaza.”
"Desperate civilians who have endured 20 months of war should never face the risk of death or injury to simply feed themselves and their families,” Falconer told MPs. "We call for an immediate and independent investigation into these events for the perpetrators to be held to account.”
‘Utterly desperate need’
Falconer expressed particular concern that the fatalities had occurred near newly established distribution sites, which were meant to improve aid access.
