By THE NEW YORK TIMES
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Palestinian Ambassador to U.K.: Gaza Is ‘Being Starved’
Husam Zomlot, the Palestinian Ambassador to the U.K., said in a briefing in London on Tuesday that without an immediate ceasefire there is no hope to end what he described as an apocalyptic situation in Gaza.
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Gaza’s entire population of 2.3 million is being starved. Infectious diseases brought about by contaminated water, a lack of hygiene and overcrowding is already becoming a pandemic. Without an immediate cease-fire, there is no hope — immediate, comprehensive, permanent. Without that immediate cease-fire, we see no hope of addressing the apocalyptic situation in Gaza. In parallel to demanding an immediate, permanent cease-fire, there has to be a massive international humanitarian efforts to address Gaza’s acute needs. Alongside the huge, huge, humongous reconstruction efforts to make the area livable again.
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