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'Half the people are starving': UAE ambassador to US calls for ceasefire
18 February 2024 22:49 GMT
The UAE ambassador to Washington, Yousef Al-Otaiba, has called for an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza.
“An immediate ceasefire and urgent aid surge are needed to meet the mounting humanitarian calamity in Gaza," al-Otaiba said in an embassy post to the X social media platform.
“Half of the people are starving. The medical system has collapsed. Safe water is scarce. An impending Israeli offensive will displace millions.”
The UAE is one of the Arab countries that normalised diplomatic ties and economic relations with Israel under the backing of former US President Donald Trump in 2020.