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Israeli regime’s closure of border crossings and its crippling restrictions on the movement of goods and individuals will have serious repercussions for the already dire humanitarian and economic situation in the besieged Gaza Strip, a rights advocacy group has warned.
In a statement, the al-Mezan Center for Human Rights cautioned that the dangerous and accelerating deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the blockaded enclave would certainly trigger a new round of violent confrontation with Israel.
The rights group described these circumstances in Gaza as “unbearable,” the Palestinian Information Center reported on Monday.
The rights group also emphasized the necessity for the international community to immediately address the current situation in Gaza before it becomes more costly and difficult to deal with.
It called on the international community “to take urgent and effective action to stop the escalating Israeli violations and end the siege of the Gaza Strip, as it constitutes a collective punishment for Palestinians there and creates endless economic and social problems.”
Al-Mezan said Israel continued to tighten its siege on Gaza 52 days after the 11-day war of May was over.
Israeli authorities “continue to prevent the entry of all kinds of raw materials and merchandise, except for detergents, nylon rolls, and paper,” the rights group said. “They also prevent the entry of all types of raw materials, which are necessary for the industrial facilities.”
Frequent power outages in summer, which are due to Israeli restrictions, further exasperate the living conditions of the two million inhabitants of Gaza.
The impoverished Gaza Strip has been under blockade since June 2007.
