Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of committing “acts of genocide” by denying clean water to Palestinians in Gaza, and called on the international community to impose targeted sanctions.
In a new report released on Thursday, the New York-based watchdog said that since October 2023 – when Israel launched its military offensive in Gaza – Israeli authorities have “deliberately obstructed Palestinians’ access to the adequate amount of water required for survival in the Gaza Strip”.
Netanyahu: “HRW is Hamas and every government should sanction them!”
US and European* officials and spokespeople: “we disagree. No, we won’t elaborate or otherwise provide any factual explanation”
Rest of the world:
*except based Ireland