World has responsibility to get aid into Gaza, UN official tells BBC

The UN's Tom Fletcher tells the BBC the people of Gaza have been subjected to forced starvation by Israel.

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Tom Fletcher told special correspondent Fergal Keane that the world has a responsibility to take greater action to get aid into Gaza and to "act to prevent genocide".

Israel has claimed Hamas steals food aid and has accused the UN of refusing to cooperate with their military organised aid distribution centres.

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