GENEVA, Aug 22, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Israel must meet the basic needs of Gazan 
civilians for food, water and medicine, the International Committee of the 
Red Cross said following Friday's the "devastating and entirely foreseeable" 
declaration of famine.

"Under international humanitarian law, Israel, as the occupying power, must 
ensure that the basic needs of the civilian population in Gaza are met, using 
all the resources it has available," the ICRC said in a statement, saying the 
famine declaration in the Palestinian territory "must serve as a catalyst for 
immediate and concrete action".