Aid efforts for Gaza ramp up but EU says starvation being used as a weapon

United Nations aid officials welcomed the news on Tuesday that an aid ship had left Cyprus for Gaza carrying 200 tonnes of supplies but they stressed that this was no substitute for overland assistance to Gazans on the verge of famine. From the UN aid coordination office OCHA, here’s spokesperson Jens Laerke.

The European Union’s foreign policy chief has said starvation is being used as a weapon of war in Gaza.  Josep Borrell described the lack of aid entering the territory as a “manmade” disaster.