A group of sixteen human rights and humanitarian organizations have accused the international community of betraying the people of Gaza by failing to end the Israeli blockade. The report argues that Israel’s blockade on Gaza is a form of “collective punishment.” Israeli authorities have allowed only forty-one truckloads of construction materials into Gaza since the end of its three-week invasion last January. Thousands of such deliveries are needed to repair homes. The report was released to coincide with the first anniversary of the Israeli attack that killed more than 1,400 Palestinians.