The minister said the steps he had proposed were "seriously discussed" but encountered resistance in successive cabinet meetings. But his colleagues from two parties, the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB),

The United Nations on Friday officially declared a famine in Gaza, the first time it has done so in the Middle East, with experts warning 500,000 people face "catastrophic" hunger."It is a famine: the Gaza famine,

The IPC, a global body that monitors hunger crises, says 22 months of war in Gaza have left half a million people facing "starvation, destitution and death." Israel calls it "lies."