Amnesty International has condemned Israel for deliberately using starvation as a weapon fo war in Gaza, with the controversial Israel-US backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) serving as a tool to deepen the humanitarian catastrophe and sustain the ongoing genocide.

In a report released on Thursday, the UK-based rights organisation said Israel is systematically inflicting starvation and disease on Palestinians by manipulating humanitarian relief efforts.

The GHF, an organisation imposed on Gaza by Washington and Tel Aviv, has not only been used to sidestep the United Nations but has also, according to Amnesty, played a central role in militarising aid.

Read more: Israel using starvation and aid to inflict genocide in Gaza: Amnesty