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2025-05-15 08:00:13 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5EA120B9E2D94236BBDD5880EF013D472A91AEC1B61678AE331124E82EF61065
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IHL does not require Israel to allow aid into Gaza¹. Article 23 allows the power (in this case Israel) to withhold or place conditions on aid when consignments have been diverted from civilians² and dictate the route³ which the UN has refused to cooperate with⁴. ¹https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/gciv-1949/article-23 ²https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1ln5592v46o ³https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/documents/atrocity-crimes/Doc.33_GC-IV-EN.pdf ⁴https://www.reuters.com/world/un-aid-chief-slams-israels-gaza-aid-plan-cynical-sideshow-2025-05-13/#:~:text=U.N.%20Secretary%2DGeneral%20Antonio%20Guterres,in%20line%20with%20humanitarian%20principles.
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