Overview

• Archbishop Hosam Naoum described Gaza’s three aid distribution sites, open only one hour each day for two million residents, as “hunger games” during his speech at the Church of England’s General Synod.
• He warned that medical supplies in Gaza are critically low and urged Israel to comply with the Geneva Conventions by lifting sieges and stopping hospital bombings.
• UN rights office data cited by the archbishop recorded 798 killings at or en route to Gaza aid points between May 27 and July 7.
• The archbishop condemned discussions of ethnic cleansing by Israeli and US officials and stressed the need to protect civilians and medical workers.
• He called on church leaders to advocate for a permanent ceasefire, a two-state solution and official recognition of a Palestinian state.