To read Amnesty International’s press release, click here.

To read Oxfam’s statements, click here.

 

[Excerpt from Amnesty:]

"’This latest tightening of the Israeli blockade has made an already dire humanitarian situation markedly worse. It is nothing short of collective punishment on Gaza’s civilian population and it must stop immediately,’ said Philip Luther, Deputy Director of Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Programme."
 

[Excerpt from Oxfam:]

"World leaders must step up and exercise all their political might to break the blockade of Gaza…"