Israel Still Blocking Aid to Civilians in Gaza

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Palestinians prepare meals at a UN shelter to be distributed to displaced people in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 23, 2023. © 2023 Mohamed Abed/AFP via Getty Images The Israeli government is deliberately deepening the suffering of civilians in Gaza by refusing to restore the flow of water and electricity and blocking fuel shipments. Willfully impeding relief supplies is a war crime, as is collectively punishing civilians for the actions of armed groups. On October 7, Hamas-led fighters crossed into southern Israel and committed the worst civilian massacre…

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