UN aid chief demands action to prevent Israel committing genocide in Gaza | BBC News

A senior UN leader, Tom Fletcher, Under‑Secretary‑General for Humanitarian Affairs, said Israel is deliberately imposing inhumane conditions on Palestinians and called on the UN Security Council to act to prevent genocide in Gaza. He urged Israel to lift its aid blockade, noting that the offensive has killed tens of thousands and left much of Gaza in rubble, with half a million people at critical risk of famine. Fletcher said UN agencies had life‑saving supplies ready to deliver at the borders but were denied access. He described Israel's plan to deliver some aid as a cynical sideshow, a bargaining chip for starvation, a distraction and a fig leaf for further violence and displacement. A joint statement by France, Britain, Slovenia, Greece and Denmark said humanitarian aid must never be used as a political tool or military tactic. Israel's ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, rejected the allegations as baseless. The video is reported by Sophie Raworth, BBC News at Ten, with reporting by Fergal Keane and Jeremy Bowen.