The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has accused the international community of falling for Israeli “blackmail” as it buys time to carry out the “extermination” and forced displacement of the Palestinian people.

In a statement issued on X, the ministry said Israel, as an occupying power, was not respecting its duties under international law to protect the civilian population in the Gaza Strip.

Instead, the ministry said it was clear that Israel was “using starvation as a weapon of war” and attempting to empty the Gaza Strip of Palestinians.

The ministry accused the international community of “complicity” and “duality” for failing to pressure Israel into delivering aid and allowing it to continue “the extermination of our people.”