Amnesty International is calling on Israel to end its “war crime of using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare”, Al Jazeera reports

“Harrowing new testimonies gathered by Amnesty International throughout April reveal the catastrophic human cost of Israel’s two-month-long total siege, where starvation and denial of life-saving essentials are being used as weapons of war in flagrant violation of international law,” the statement read.

According to Erika Guevara Rosas, senior director for research, advocacy, policy, and campaigns at Amnesty International, Gaza is “an inferno of death and destruction” due to the siege and fighting.

“This is genocide in action,” Rosas said.