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    Israel accused of violating UN court order and blocking Gaza aid

    by Jordan King Feb 26, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: AP

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Israel is blocking aid to Gaza, in a failure to comply with a UN court order to provide aid to people stuck in the besieged enclave.

    The organisation reported there has been a 30 per cent drop in the daily average number of aid trucks entering Gaza on Monday.

    Citing UN figures, they say that between January 27 and February 21 the daily average of trucks entering stood at 93, compared to 147 trucks a day in the three weeks before the world

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