UN says Israeli restrictions on Gaza food aid may constitute a war crime

High commissioner for human rights describes crisis as human-made as hunger levels worsen

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Israeli restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza may amount to the war crime of deliberate starvation, the UN has said, as the White House called for unimpeded access for aid to the coastal strip.

Amid mounting and catastrophic hunger in parts of Gaza, and official UN figures for hunger levels which are the worst seen under the current classification system, the Biden administration added it was deeply concerned" following a report about potential famine.