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UN official urges Israel to lift aid blockade of Gaza and calls it 'cruel collective punishment'
- On May 15, 2025, the United Nations official responsible for humanitarian affairs called on Israel to end its blockade of aid to Gaza, highlighting the severe humanitarian impact amid the ongoing conflict.
- The blockade was implemented after Israel ended a ceasefire on March 18, 2025, following an attack by Hamas militants on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, which resulted in approximately 1,200 deaths and the abduction of 251 hostages.
- Severe shortages of food, water, and medicine have triggered collapsing medical services and malnutrition affecting children and pregnant women in Gaza, where over 3,000 aid trucks are blocked at the border.
- Tom Fletcher emphasized that humanitarian assistance and the lives it protects should not be used as leverage in negotiations, and described the suspension of aid as a harsh form of collective punishment prohibited by international law.
- The UN calls for reopening crossings and lifting the siege to avert further civilian suffering in Gaza, which faces the worst humanitarian crisis since the conflict began nearly 19 months ago.
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Israel’s Blocking of Aid to Gaza Is ‘Cruel Collective Punishment,’ Says UN Relief Chief - Quds News Network
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UN Humanitarian Chief Urges Israel to Lift “Brutal Blockade” on Gaza - teleSUR English
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, has issued an urgent call for Israel to lift its blockade on the Gaza Strip, which has now entered its second month. Fletcher warned that the policy is causing severe humanitarian consequences and constitutes a violation of international law. “To the Israeli authorities, and to those who may still reason with them, we say once again: lift this brutal blockade. Let humanitarian workers save lives,” s…
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