“The State of Israel must immediately comply with its international obligations under international law and humanitarian law, as well as the interim measures requested by the International Court of Justice,” he demanded through the Foreign Ministry.
He added that in this sense, the protection of civilians and access for humanitarian assistance must be guaranteed throughout the Gaza Strip, an area suffering from a health crisis of catastrophic proportions.
“The Colombian government will closely monitor this situation and reiterate its call for an immediate ceasefire with the support of the entire international community,” he stressed.
More than 70 Palestinians were killed and hundreds injured today by Israel's attack on a crowd that had gathered to wait for food to arrive in the northern city of Gaza.
The official Wafa news agency reported that the incident occurred this morning on Al-Rashid Street when the military fired machine guns at thousands of people desperate for food.
The World Food Program says the coastal enclave's population is suffering “unprecedented desperation”, while the United Nations warned that 2.2 million people are on the brink of famine.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations also recently warned that Gaza's population is facing unprecedented food insecurity and acute hunger.
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