A girl waits with others to receive food at a distribution point in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, June 2, 2025. Israel has faced growing condemnation over the humanitarian crisis in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, where the United Nations has warned the entire population faces the risk of famine after no aid was allowed to enter for more than two months. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP)
Geneva: Amnesty International has urged world nations to reject Israel’s humanitarian aid strategy in Gaza, denouncing its use as a weapon of war. The organization called for immediate international intervention to end what it described as genocide against Palestinians.
In a statement on Tuesday, Amnesty International asserted that the international community has allowed the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza to persist for far too long.
It emphasized that deliberately starving civilians constitutes a war crime that must be halted immediately.
Palestinian children wait with others for food at a distribution point in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, June 2, 2025. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP)
The organization highlighted that as an occupying power, Israel is legally obligated to provide essential supplies to Gaza’s population. It also condemned the recent shooting of starving Palestinians near an aid distribution site in Rafah, calling it a horrific incident that warrants an urgent and independent investigation.
Amnesty International further stated that the international community has allowed this humanitarian disaster and genocide to continue for far too long. The use of starvation as a method of warfare is a war crime, and the world must act swiftly to put an end to it.
The organization stressed the necessity of delivering humanitarian aid through secure and efficient channels that uphold civilian dignity. It also called for an immediate halt to arms supplies to Israel and urged global pressure to lift the inhumane blockade on Gaza without restrictions or conditions.
