UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini confirmed that two million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are being subjected to starvation.

He accused Israel of using food as "a weapon to strip them of their humanity," and described the newly established aid mechanism as having turned into a "death trap."

In his speech during the 51st session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Lazzarini criticized the "aid mechanism" recently created in Gaza with American and Israeli support, calling it "a disgraceful act that insults Palestinians."

He described the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories as "a long-term project to undermine the Palestinian state," reflecting an Israeli desire to "strip refugees of their rights and sever their connection to their land."