The charities made the accusation in a report published just ahead of the anniversary of Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip.
The aid agencies condemn not just Israel, but the world community.
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World 'failed Gaza over blockage' by Tim Franks, BBC news does not go far enough in describing what is happening in Gaza. Is the report accurate? Why? Why not? Many questions remains...
It's too short to have any quality - doesn't cite specific agencies, etc. It also fails to mention that there is also a blockade from the Egyptian side of the border.
Actually Gaza was a humanitarian disaster long before Hamas took over, and long before the Israelis inherited it from the Egyptians. It's so densely populated that it's almost impossible not to have civilian casualties, even when Hamas isn't using schools and hospitals to fire at Israeli troops. And I resent the idea expressed by another reviewer that Hamas isn't out to destroy Israel. Why are they firing rockets into Israel on a constant basis, making portions of southern ... More »
Excellent quick read. How tiresome that the Israeli spokesman repeats the essentially false claim that Hamas seeks to destroy Israel.
Most US media have not reported the fact the Nigerian bomber in Detroit and the "Jordanian" bomber in Afghanistan who took out the CIA agents, were both motivated by a deep desire to punish the US for aiding and abetting Israeli oppression of the Palestinians - - especially in Gaza.
Its a boilerplate BBC file and weasel-worded on the question of potential war crimes due the collective punishment of Gaza civilians. The BBC reports the charities call for more pressure to be exerted on Israel 'to end what they describe as its illegal collective punishment of Gazans.' But for all the BBC's vast reporting assets, it seems not to have insights on this important issue.
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