NEW YORK, June 3, 2025 (WAFA) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of Palestine, Francesca Albanese, expressed her sorrow for the suffering of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip due to Israeli starvation policies, saying, "Your hunger is our shame."

This came in a post on X, coinciding with the 60th day since Israel's decision to close all crossings into the Palestinian Strip and halt the entry of food supplies and aid, using food as a weapon in its ongoing aggression against the Strip.

In this regard, Albanese questioned, "Why: after 19 months of genocidal violence, and 60 days without a single grain of rice entering Gaza, are Palestinians being presented to the world, scrambling for food as if gasping for breath?"

She expressed her pain for the plight of Palestinians in Gaza in harsh terms, adding, "They (the people of Gaza) snatch food from filthy ground, and they are exposed to harm as they search for a hole in their bodies to gather a handful of food from the void (referring to the difficulty of collecting or carrying unavailable food)."

She continued, addressing the Palestinians, "Oh people of Gaza... oh Palestinians... your hunger today is a disgrace to us."The UN rapporteur denounced the international silence and inaction regarding the tragedy of the Palestinians in Gaza.

She added, "We must not allow your suffering to continue if we are too indifferent, lazy, selfish, or corrupt to stop it immediately."

Since March 2, the occupation has closed the Gaza Strip's crossings to the entry of food, relief, medical aid, and goods, causing a significant deterioration in the humanitarian situation.

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