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March 13, 2024

EU Foreign Policy Chief Accuses Israel of Using Starvation as Weapon of War
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The European Union's foreign policy chief has accused Israel of using
starvation as a weapon of war by blocking aid from entering Gaza. Josep
Borrell spoke on Tuesday.

Josep Borrell: "But this is a humanitarian crisis, which is not a
natural disaster. It's not a flood. It's not an earthquake. It's
man-made. And when we look for alternative ways of providing support, by
sea or by air, we have to remind that we have to do it because the
natural way of providing support, through roads, is being closed,
artificially closed, and starvation is being used as a war arm. And when
we condemn this happening in Ukraine, we have to use the same words for
what's happening in Gaza."



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