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(®) 2h ago (20:40 GMT) UN expert on food: Israel is starving Gaza UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food Michael Fakhri has spoken to re- porters about his report that detailed Israel’s starvation campaign, affecting 2.3 million Palestinians. He was asked about Israel’s claim that it is supplying enough food, over one mil- lion tonnes, to Gazans. Here was his response: « Israel’s rules on what is allowed into Gaza are opaque and absurd. It’s a system designed to be confused, to make it very difficult for aid to enter. + Then, if we look over the last year, whenever humanitarian aid actually makes it through, those convoys often are shot at and targeted by Israeli forces, even though those convoys are coordinating with the [Israeli army]. = And then, even if those convoys get past that, civilians seeking aid have been shot at several times. I'll add even more: Israel has imposed a full siege against Gaza, and especially northern Gaza, at several moments. = So ... even if it were true that Israel is allowing in a few more trucks today, that does not mean that they are not starving Palestinians in Gaza. ®