Oslo, October 30 (RHC)-- Diplomats from Norway said Tuesday they’re preparing a United Nations General Assembly resolution asking the International Court of Justice to rule on whether Israel’s siege of the Gaza Strip violates international law.

On Tuesday, U.S. envoy to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the U.N. Security Council that Israel must allow food, medicine and other supplies into all of Gaza.   “The United States has made clear to Prime Minister Netanyahu that one year into this conflict, Israel must address the catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Gaza, that the United States rejects any Israeli efforts to starve Palestinians in Jabaliya or anywhere else, and that Israel’s words must be matched by action on the ground.”

Palestinian Ambassador to the U.N. Riyad Mansour called on Security Council members to match their words with action, saying: “Stop this genocide, or forever remain silent.”
Riyad Mansour went on to say: “The entire population of north Gaza is at risk of dying.  Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are at risk of imminent death, faced with the death penalty for refusing to leave their land.”

[ SOURCE: DEMOCRACY NOW ]