STOCKHOLM, June 12, 2025 (WAFA) – The starvation of the civilian population of the Gaza Strip as a method of warfare constitutes a war crime, Sweden Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard stated on Thursday.

“Using the starvation of civilians as a method of warfare constitutes a war crime. Life-saving humanitarian aid can never be politicized or militarized,” Minister Stenergard was reported in the Sweden Herald.

She stressed the urgent need that “food, water and medicine quickly reach the hard-hit civilian population, many of whom are women and children, who are currently living in completely inhumane conditions.”

Responding to a question about whether Israel is guilty of war crimes by using starvation in the course of its genocidal aggression on Gaza, Minister Stenergard replied: “Right now, there is a lot that suggests that Israel is not living up to its commitments under international humanitarian law.”

“It is ultimately the courts that should decide this,” she added.

She affirmed that the Swedish government has increased support to aid organizations, such as the UN's food program, UNICEF and the International Red Cross Committee.

K.F.