Gaza suffering man-made mass starvation, says WHO chief

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issues warning, as more than 100 aid groups urge Israel to ease blockade

Gaza is suffering man-made mass starvation caused by the blockade of aid into the territory, the head of the World Health Organization has said, as more than 100 agencies urged Israel to let supplies in to alleviate the crisis.

I don't know what you would call it other than mass starvation, and it's man-made, and that's very clear," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual press conference from Geneva. This is because of [the] blockade.