RAMALLAH, July 21, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli authorities have refused to renew the visa of Jonathan Whittall, Head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the occupied Palestinian territories, following his outspoken condemnation of Israel’s actions against starving civilians in Gaza.
Whittall condemned Israel's killing of starving people, describing what is happening in Gaza as a massacre, accusing Tel Aviv of engaging in a deliberate campaign to erase Palestinian life in Gaza.
“What we are witnessing is a massacre. Hunger is being used as a weapon. This is forced displacement. This is a death sentence for people who are simply trying to survive,” Whittall said Sunday.
“All these elements appear to form a process aimed at wiping out Palestinian life from Gaza,” he added.
Since October 7, 2023, more than 200,000 Palestinians have been killed or injured, the vast majority of them women and children. Over 9,000 remain missing, and mass starvation has taken hold, exacerbated by the destruction of infrastructure and obstruction of aid.
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