The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, believes that Israel may be using starvation in the Gaza Strip as a conflict tactic – which would be tantamount to a war crime. A spokesman for his office said that it would be up to international courts to determine whether this was actually happening. The United Nations has warned of an imminent famine, with around 1.1 million people in the Palestinian region in a desperate situation. “The extent of Israel’s continued restrictions on the entry of aid into Gaza, together with the manner in which it continues to conduct hostilities, may a…