Britain meanwhile suspended free-trade negotiations and summoned Israel's ambassador. Foreign Secretary David Lammy accused Netanyahu's government of "egregious actions and rhetoric".
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Britain meanwhile suspended free-trade negotiations and summoned Israel's ambassador. Foreign Secretary David Lammy accused Netanyahu's government of "egregious actions and rhetoric".
The dire humanitarian situation in the Strip has prompted an international outcry, with the European Union saying it would review its trade cooperation deal with Israel.
Después de más de dos meses de un bloqueo total impuesto por Israel, la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) advirtió este lunes que dos millones de personas pasan hambre en Gaza.
"Families are forced to live in tents under conditions far below standards keeping their human dignity, and extreme hunger is deepening due to the Israeli blockade," the statement said.
"We're troubled by the humanitarian situation there," Rubio told reporters after warnings of famine in war-ravaged Gaza.
"They need to let food into Gaza, they need to let food to starving kids!" Cohen yelled as he was taken away.
Macron emphasised that he himself had visited the border between Egypt and Gaza earlier this year where he saw that "all the aid that France and other countries deliver" is "blocked by the Israelis."
In a joint statement, five European members of the UN Security Council said that they were "deeply concerned" at the Israeli plan.
Farsi called on Cannes Festival organisers to denounce Israel's ongoing bombardment and siege of the Palestinian territory.
The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization warned that agriculture in Gaza was "on the brink of total collapse".
Like Francis, Leo shares a commitment to the poor and disadvantaged, and a focus on Catholics in far-flung areas away from Rome.
Nearly 150 countries recognise a Palestinian state but France would be the most significant European power to do so.
The civil defence agency said Israeli military operations across Gaza killed at least 30 people on Friday.
"When a State Party withdraws from the Rome Statute, it clouds our shared quest for justice and weakens our resolve to fight impunity”.
After several weeks of ceasefire in Gaza, Israel resumed its bombardments on March 18.
The allies said Israel must "fully respect international law" and allow the flow of aid into the territory.
Humanitarians described an alarming situation in Gaza, amid a growing civilian death toll since Israel resumed aerial bombardment and ground operations this week after a six-week ceasefire.
After a ceasefire went into effect on January 19, the United Nations made progress with bringing food and medicine into Gaza.
Among those to sign the letter was Yarden Bibas, whose wife and two young sons died while held captive in Gaza.
The plan proposes to rebuild the Gaza Strip without displacing the territory's 2.4 million inhabitants.