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Saudi Arabia says Israel halting Gaza aid is ‘collective punishment’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSaudi Arabia condemns Israel’s decision to block aid deliveries into the Gaza Strip, dubbing it “blackmail,” as talks to extend a fragile truce in the war appear at an impasse.
The Israeli decision “to stop the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, and its use as a tool of blackmail and collective punishment… is a flagrant violation of international law and a direct violation of the rules of international humanitarian law,” says a foreign ministry statement cited by the official Saudi Press Agency, also urging the international community to “stop these serious Israeli violations.”
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