On Sunday, Tunisia called on the international community to take responsibility for lifting the siege, ending the famine, and ensuring the delivery of aid amid the ongoing genocide committed by Israel against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip for two years.

This was stated in a speech delivered by Tunisian Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Nafati during the general debate of the high-level segment of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, according to a statement from the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The call comes as the Israeli army continues its ground deployment on several main fronts in Gaza City, while continuing to bomb and demolish residential buildings and facilities in those areas as part of its efforts to occupy the city and displace Palestinians.

Nafati reaffirmed “Tunisia’s commitment to continue supporting the Palestinian people in their struggle to reclaim their legitimate, inalienable rights that do not expire, foremost among them the right to self-determination and the establishment of their independent sovereign state over all the land of Palestine with Jerusalem as its capital.”

He called on the international community to “take responsibility to lift the siege on the Gaza Strip and all Palestinian territories, end the famine, and ensure the effective delivery of aid.”

He expressed “disappointment and frustration at the Security Council’s failure to end the horrific humanitarian tragedy and the war of extermination and starvation faced by the steadfast Palestinian people.”

He condemned “the occupying entity’s announcement of its intention to fully reoccupy the Gaza Strip and force the Palestinian people to abandon their land.”

On another note, the Tunisian minister praised “the wave of international recognition of the State of Palestine, which has exceeded 150 countries.”

He stated that “Palestine is a state under international law and that this recognition does not create this right but rather reveals and supports it, as the truth is clear and the right is evident.”

Since March 2, Israel has closed all crossings leading to Gaza, preventing any food or humanitarian aid from entering, plunging the territory into famine despite the accumulation of relief trucks at its borders.

Israel occasionally allows very limited aid that does not meet the minimum needs of the hungry nor end the famine, especially as most trucks are looted by gangs that the Gaza government says Israel protects.