Pakistan calls Gaza crisis ‘politically driven starvation,’ urges urgent global action

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday described the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as an extreme case of politically driven starvation, citing media and aid reports that people were not dying from a lack of food but because access to it was deliberately blocked. In recent weeks, Gaza has faced a worsening humanitarian emergency. Israel’s blockade, imposed since early March, has severely restricted access to food, water and medical supplies.

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