Irish Examiner view: The people starving in Gaza will not be saved by this UN resolution

United Nations ceasefire resolution is of little use to Palestinian people starving amid Israel's assault on Gaza — in which the US, as an arms supplier to Israel, is complicit

Palestinian people seeking food at an UNRWA warehouse on Monday, March 18, as Gaza residents face a hunger crisis amid the bombardment by Israel. Picture: Mahmoud Issa/Reuters

It is difficult to muster enthusiasm for the UN Security Council’s demand for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza when starving people go to bed at night feeling as if they are lying in their own coffins.

The vivid description of the daily horrors facing the Palestinian people comes from James Elder, Unicef global spokesman, who yesterday described the ongoing reality of constant bombardment and near-famine conditions despite the UN resolution.