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HRW on Gaza: “Israel Blockade Is a Tool of Extermination”

HeadlineMay 15, 2025

Human Rights Watch is condemning Israel’s plan to demolish Gaza’s remaining civilian infrastructure while concentrating the Palestinian population into a tiny area. HRW said such actions would “amount to an abhorrent escalation of [Israel’s] ongoing crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, and acts of genocide,” adding, “Israel’s blockade has transcended military tactics to become a tool of extermination.”

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