since an Israeli blockade on crucial humanitarian aid started 10 days ago. Tom Fletcher, chief of humanitarian affairs at OCHA, told the United Nations Security Council that all entry points into Gaza were closed to cargo with food “rotting, medicine expiring, and vital medical equipment stuck”.

“International humanitarian law prohibits indiscriminate attacks, obstruction of life-saving aid, destruction of infrastructure indispensable for civilians’ survival, and hostage-taking … If the basic principles of humanitarian law still count, the international community must act while it can to uphold them,” he added. (Aljazeera)