The total siege of the Gaza Strip, announced by Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday, is “prohibited” by international humanitarian law, the United Nations warned Israel on Tuesday, News.ro reported, citing AFP.

“Implementing a siege that endangers the lives of civilians by depriving them of goods necessary for their survival is prohibited by international humanitarian law,” warned Ravina Shamdasani, spokeswoman for UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk.

Yoav Gallant ordered a “total siege” of the Gaza Strip on Monday and announced a cutoff to electricity, food, water and fuel in the Palestinian enclave following a surprise attack by Hamas on Israel over the weekend.

“These risks seriously worsen the humanitarian and human rights situation in Gaza, including the ability of medical facilities to function, especially given the increasing number of wounded,” Ravina Shamdasan warned at a joint press conference in Geneva on Tuesday. with the spokesman of the United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Jens Laerke, reports CNN.

Israel’s decision to cut off the supply of drinking water to the Gaza Strip affects more than 610,000 people, Jens Lerke announced.

This will lead to a “serious shortage of drinking water,” he warned.

“We remain extremely concerned about these rapidly developing developments,” he said.

More than 187,500 people have been displaced in the Gaza Strip since Saturday, an OCHA official announced.

“Since Saturday, four schools and eight medical facilities have been damaged in the Gaza Strip,” he also reported.

“The destruction of infrastructure and roads blocked the movement of Civil Defense and medical teams trying to reach the victims,” ​​condemned Jens Laerke.

As a result of Israel’s attacks, medical, water supply and sanitation facilities were damaged, the representative of OCHA accused. (News.ro)

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