Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty stated on Saturday that the famine in Gaza is fully man-made and the result of Israeli actions, reiterating Egypt’s firm rejection of any attempts to dismantle the Palestinian cause.

The UN experts on Tuesday condemned the Israeli use of “thirst as a weapon” to kill Palestinians, Anadolu reports.

The Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, has called on leaders of Arab and Muslim countries to take a “historic stand” by breaking the Israeli blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip and ending the man-made famine there.

The ICJ issued its order on Thursday, citing the deteriorating conditions of life in Gaza, where famine and starvation are rapidly spreading as a result of the stifling Israeli blockade. The judges emphasized that Palestinians in Gaza are no longer merely at risk of famine but are already experiencing its dire consequences.

730 academics warn mass deaths in Gaza would turn into ‘indelible stain’ on Israel