Israel ignores Un decisions onto Gaza blockade

The UN High Commissioner for human rights, South African Navi Pillay called on Tuesday on the Israeli government to lift the stringent blockade imposed on the Palestinian Gaza strip.

• "Such an arbitrary lockdown is a blatant violation of international laws", she said in a press release.
• "On account of this long-running blockade, 1.5 million helpless Palestinians have been stripped of their most basic human rights for several months now", she added.
• Navi Pillay further emphasized that such a repressive move by the Israeli authorities was in total contradiction with international humanitarian laws and regulations.
• She stressed that such an appalling situation, besetting the Gaza population, was becoming unbearable and should be ended before it takes more woeful proportions.