Shafaq News/ On Monday, the United Kingdom, France, andCanada threatened to impose measures, including targeted sanctions, againstIsrael if it does not halt its renewed military offensive in Gaza and liftrestrictions on humanitarian aid.
“The Israeli government’s obstruction of essentialhumanitarian assistance to civilians is unacceptable and violates internationalhumanitarian law, ”the three countries said in a joint statement released bythe UK government.
The statement also condemned Israeli settlement expansion inthe occupied West Bank, warning that they “will not hesitate to take furthersteps, including targeted sanctions.”
In a separate development, foreign ministers from 22countries, including France, Germany, the UK, Canada, Japan, and Australia,urged Israel to allow the full and immediate entry of humanitarian aid intoGaza under the supervision of the United Nations and NGOs.
A separate joint statement issued by Germany’s ForeignMinistry said the UN and humanitarian organizations “cannot support” Israel’snew aid delivery mechanism for Gaza.
Earlier, Israel announced the entry of aid trucks into thebesieged Palestinian enclave for the first time since easing a blockade imposedon March 2.
Five UN trucks carrying humanitarian supplies, includingbaby food, entered Gaza through the Karem Abu Salem crossing, according to astatement from Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories(COGAT).
UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs MartinGriffiths confirmed that a total of nine trucks carrying relief suppliesentered Gaza, following an 11-week near-total blockade.
Israel had blocked all aid deliveries to Gaza since March 2.However, the blockade has drawn growing international condemnation amidworsening humanitarian conditions and no clear Israeli commitment to a fullcessation of hostilities.
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