Mark Carney condemns Israeli blockade on food to Gaza

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· Posted: Apr 25, 2025 9:44 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes ago

Liberal Leader Mark Carney urged Israel to let the World Food Programme to enactment successful Gaza, saying nutrient indispensable not beryllium utilized arsenic a "political tool," hours aft the UN bureau ran retired of stocks owed to a sustained Israeli blockade connected supplies.

The World Food Programme (WFP) said connected Friday it had delivered its past remaining supplies to kitchens providing blistery meals successful Gaza and that the facilities were expected to tally retired of nutrient successful the coming days.

"The UN World Food Programme conscionable announced that its nutrient stocks successful Gaza person tally retired due to the fact that of the Israeli Government's blockade — nutrient cannot beryllium utilized arsenic a governmental tool," Carney said connected X.

The UN bureau said nary humanitarian oregon commercialized supplies had entered Gaza for much than 7 weeks due to the fact that each main borderline crossing points were closed, the longest closure the Gaza Strip had ever faced.

"Palestinian civilians indispensable not carnivore the consequences of Hamas' violent crimes," Carney wrote successful the societal media post. "The World Food Programme indispensable beryllium allowed to resume its lifesaving work."

Israel has antecedently denied that Gaza is facing a hunger crisis. The subject accuses the Hamas militants who tally Gaza of exploiting aid, which Hamas denies, and says it indispensable support each supplies retired to forestall the fighters from getting it.

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The Gaza authorities media bureau connected Friday said that famine was becoming a world successful the enclave of 2.3 cardinal people.

Since a January ceasefire collapsed connected March 18, Israeli attacks person killed much than 1,900 Palestinians, galore of them civilians, according to wellness authorities successful Gaza, and hundreds of thousands person been displaced arsenic Israel seized what it calls a buffer zone.

A Hamas-led onslaught connected Israel connected Oct. 7, 2023, killed 1,200 people, with 251 hostages were taken to Gaza, according to Israeli tallies. Since then, much than 51,300 Palestinians person been killed successful the Israeli violative successful Gaza, according to wellness officials.

In his station connected X, Carney noted that Canada had precocious committed astir $100 cardinal to enactment the UN and different planetary partners in providing food and humanitarian aid. 

"We volition proceed to enactment with our allies towards a imperishable ceasefire and the contiguous instrumentality of each hostages," helium wrote. 

Carney's remarks travel arsenic U.S. President Donald Trump said connected Friday that helium pushed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to let nutrient and medicine into the Gaza Strip.

Canada's national predetermination volition instrumentality spot Monday.