UN official condemns Gaza blockade for creating an open-air prison, sending development into reverse
"A situation of development going backwards" is how the UN's John Holmes describes the situation he encountered in Gaza, reported in the New York Times. Below is the open-air prison statement report by Al-Jazeera.
John Holmes, the United Nation's humanitarian chief, has revisited the Gaza Strip, a year after Israel's assault on the territory ended.
He told Al Jazeera that it was disappointing how little has changed since the war and that there has been no real possibility of reconstruction, mainly because of Israel's siege of the Strip.
He said the blockade resulted in misery for the Palestinians.
"They're living in a kind of open-air prison. They're still suffering from this kind of collective punishment they've been suffering for three years now." more
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