UN agency says Gaza famine is direct result of Israel’s actions

Famine in Gaza is the 'direct result of actions taken by the Israeli government' and deaths from starvation may amount to a war crime, the UN human rights agency spokesperson Jeremy Laurence has said Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Israel-Gaza war – latest updates ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/aug/22/famine-benjamin-netanyahu-palestine-gaza-israel-war-latest-updates The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #israel #gazafamine #unitednations #gazastarvation #warcrimes #israelwarcrimes #gazawarcrimes #palestine