Israel may face separate case for war crime of starvation in Gaza — experts

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Israel may face separate case for war crime of starvation in Gaza — experts
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A new report this week by the Famine Review Committee said Gaza is facing “imminent famine,” with 1.1 million – or half its population – at “catastrophic levels of hunger and starvation.”

Palestinian people with empty pots receive food distributed by charity as Gaza faces hunger crisis as situation worsens amid blockade due to the ongoing Israeli offensive. / Photo: AA

International law specialist Michael Becker and famine expert Alex De Waal both believe that starvation in Gaza can lead to the prosecution of Israeli individuals at the International Criminal Court . “Importantly, any evidence that Israel has impeded the delivery of humanitarian assistance with the goal of starving the civilian population – for whatever broader purpose – can also give rise to individual criminal liability under the Rome Statute,” Becker said.

Regarding Israel’s intent, De Waal said the “majority opinion is they’re just deliberately committing certain acts knowing that starvation will be the outcome.” “In my view, there’s no question the war crime of starvation has been committed,” said De Waal, the executive director of the World Peace Foundation at Tufts University in the US.

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