Breaking News: Israel orders complete siege of Gaza Strip.
Israel announced the “total blockade” of Gaza, including the ban on food and water, as part of its retaliatory measures.
However, Gaza has been under a land, air and sea blockade by Israel. Israel blocked the borders to protect its citizens from Hamas.
A UN report stated,”Collective punishment has been clearly forbidden under international humanitarian law through Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention. No exceptions are permitted. Israel’s collective punishment policy” of Gaza has created a “completely collapsed economy, devastated infrastructure and a barely functioning social service system”.
The report further added,”While Israel’s justification for imposing the closure on Gaza was to contain Hamas and ensure Israel’s security, the actual impact of the closure has been the destruction of Gaza’s economy, causing immeasurable suffering to its two million inhabitants.“
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant justified the move by describing Palestinians as “beastly people”.
Notably, A health official, has reported that an Israeli air attack, rained on a refugee camp killed and wounded dozens of people.
Currently, 560 palestinians and more than 800 Israeli individuals have been killed.
Similarly, More than 100,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been displaced and thousands have taken shelter in UN schools as Israeli attacks intensify, forcing Palestinians to flee their homes.
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