Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-10-19 13:59:15 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 67BDD037B6014A8C919F7BD3F1B4C442ACDA8CF1916AB14E7BAA07BA7E90AEE8
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Cutting off water & energy civilian populations in response to Hamas' attack has been described as a War Crime and collective punishment by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The blockade has been described as "inhumane" by NGOs including Amnesty International. https://casebook.icrc.org/a_to_z/glossary/collective-punishments https://www.reuters.com/world/un-experts-say-israels-strikes-gaza-amount-collective-punishment-2023-10-12/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/18/un-chief-guterres-condemns-collective-punishment-of-palestinians https://guide-humanitarian-law.org/content/article/3/collective-punishment/ https://amnesty.ca/human-rights-news/israel-opt-israel-must-lift-illegal-and-inhumane-blockade-on-gaza-as-power-plant-runs-out-of-fuel/
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