The humanitarian situation in Gaza is worse now than it’s been at any time since the beginning of the Israeli occupation in 1967, warns Christian Aid and a coalition of leading humanitarian and human rights organisations in a new report.
The coalition - comprising Amnesty International, CARE International UK, CAFOD, Christian Aid, Médecins du Monde UK, Oxfam, Save the Children UK and Trócaire - says that Israel’s blockade of Gaza is a collective punishment of the entire Gazan civilian population of 1.5 million and that the Israeli government's policy of blockade is unacceptable, illegal and fails to deliver security for Palestinians and Israelis alike.
It urges the UK government and EU to press for a new strategy for Gaza and calls on the Israeli government and Palestinian armed groups to immediately cease all attacks against civilians.