Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry warned Israel against pursuing a starvation policy in Gaza. Shoukry’s statement came during his meeting in Cairo yesterday with two UN officials, during which he warned against the consequences of expanding the implementation of policies of collective punishment, starvation and siege in violation of the provisions of international humanitarian law. During the meeting with Tor Wennesland, the UN coordinator for the Middle East peace process, and Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the Egyptian FM affirmed Cairo’s full support for the relevant UN bodies to carry out their important role in ensuring the regularity of vital services and the delivery of relief […] Source
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