“Systematically and deliberately block and undermine any meaningful international humanitarian response” in the Palestinian area, according to the report, is still being done by Israel.
charity fighting poverty According to Oxfam, Israel violated international humanitarian law by purposefully obstructing the entry of aid into Gaza during its bombardment on the small enclave.
Israel continues to “systematically and deliberately block and undermine any meaningful international humanitarian response” in the Palestinian area, according to a study released by the non-governmental organization on Monday.
It said that Israel was not fulfilling its legal obligation to safeguard the people residing in the territory it occupies and was disobeying an order issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in January to increase aid in Gaza.
According to Sally Abi Khalil, director of Oxfam Middle East and North Africa, “the ICJ order should have shocked Israeli leaders to change course, but since then conditions in Gaza have actually worsened.”
“Israeli officials are purposefully impeding the international relief effort, rather than just failing to make it easier. We think that Israel is not doing everything in its ability to stop genocide.”
‘Out of the ordinary’
Oxfam said that relief trucks attempting to enter Gaza were standing in line for an average of twenty days due to “unjustifiably inefficient” inspection regulations.
It claimed that “dual-use” items, or civilian products with potential military applications like backup generators and flashlights, are arbitrarily rejected by Israeli authorities.
“The list of rejected items is overwhelming and ever changing,” stated Oxfam.
It brought to memory that water testing kits and bags in an Oxfam cargo were refused without explanation and then allowed entry.
Additionally, “attacks on aid workers, humanitarian facilities, and aid convoys” as well as “access restrictions” for relief workers—particularly to northern Gaza—were decried by the group.
Prior to the commencement of Israeli war on October 7, Oxfam reported that 2,874 trucks—or “20 percent of the daily average”—entered Gaza in February.
According to Oxfam, 1.7 million Palestinians, or 75% of Gaza’s population, are in danger of starvation.
According to Oxfam’s assessment, “the conditions we have observed in Gaza are beyond catastrophic.”
SOURCE: TRTWORLD
