Members of UN Security Council, except US, say Gaza famine is man-made

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  Israel is under mounting pressure at home and abroad to end its almost two year offensive in Gaza.

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  even as it pushes ahead with a big operation to take control of the territory's biggest city.

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  At the United Nations,

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  a statement issued by all members of the Security Council bar the United States has called for an immediate,

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  unconditional and permanent ceasefire.

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  It also said the recently declared famine in Gaza was a man-made crisis.

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  The statement was read out by Trishala Simantini-Persad from the UN mission of Guyana.

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  We stand in front of you,

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  especially disturbed by the levels of acute malnutrition among children in Gaza.

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  This is a man-made crisis.

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  The use of starvation as a weapon of war is clearly prohibited under international humanitarian law.

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  Famine in Gaza must be stopped immediately.

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  At the White House,

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  President Trump hosted a separate discussion on what a post-war Gaza could look like.

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