Three of Israel’s allies — Britain, France and Canada — have issued a joint statement attacking Israel’s expansion of military action in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israel will “take control” of the strip, an escalation of the conflict his allies called “egregious”.
The conditions in Gaza were “intolerable”, the allies said, as they called on the Israeli leader to “immediately allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza.”
No aid has been allowed into Gaza since 2 March — a situation aid groups, including the United Nations, have condemned.
On Sunday, Netanyahu said Israel would allow a “basic amount of food” to enter the enclave following the 11-week pause.
Far-right members of his own cabinet criticised the decision to allow even a trickle of aid into Gaza. Netanyahu shared a video on social media explaining that he was influenced by international pressure to allow humanitarian supplies into the territory.
This was “wholly inadequate”, the three leaders said. The “denial of essential humanitarian assistance to the civilian population is unacceptable and risks breaching International Humanitarian Law”.
The three allied governments threatened “concrete action”, including targeted sanctions, if Israel does not end its offensive and allow aid back into the strip.
SOURCE: EURONEWS
