Algeria demands UNSC stop 'Greater Israel' project, end Gaza famine
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Algeria blames Gaza famine on the Israeli occupation and warns the UN Security Council of the "Greater Israel" project's dangerous repercussions.
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Palestinian Amna Foujo mourns over the bodies of her two children, Abdullah, 10, and Awad Foujo, 13, killed in overnight Israeli strikes, during their funeral outside Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025 (AP)
Algeria has held the UN Security Council responsible for thwarting the "Greater Israel" project and for safeguarding the foundations of the "two-state solution", which it described as "the cornerstone of any just, lasting, and final settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian struggle."
Regarding the situation in the Gaza Strip, Algeria's Foreign Ministry affirmed that the United Nations' official declaration of a state of famine in the Strip constitutes an extremely dangerous precedent and a first of its kind in the history of the Palestinian cause and the history of the region.
The Ministry added in its statement on Saturday that the most condemnable and reprehensible aspect is that this full-fledged famine is not a product of unavoidable circumstances, but is rather a deliberate political choice and a result of planning and orchestration by the Israeli occupation.
Famine consistent with 'Greater Israel' project
It further clarified that this declared famine is entirely consistent with, and inseparable from, the project of forced displacement, the project of reoccupying Gaza, and what has come to be known as the "Greater Israel" project.
Algeria strongly condemned these policies and practices imposed on the Palestinian people as part of the ongoing war of annihilation in Gaza and, as a Security Council member, stressed its commitment to continuing its diplomatic efforts to support the Palestinian people and work toward ending this unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe.
Furthermore, Algeria called for "action to expedite the establishment of an independent and sovereign Palestinian State with al-Quds as its capital."
This comes as the Israeli occupation forces continue their genocidal war and deliberate starvation in the Gaza Strip, with the latest figures from the Health Ministry reporting that the aggression has now claimed 62,622 lives and caused 157,673 injuries since October 7, 2023.
Moreover, 281 people, including 114 children, have perished due to starvation, while an additional 2,076 were killed and more than 15,308 were injured by the occupation's targeting of civilians awaiting aid at various distribution points throughout the Strip.
