Amnesty International had called for Israel to lift the blockade on the coastal strip in Gaza.
It's website had published that the impose of a collective punishment of 1.4 million Palestinians is in clear violation of international law.
Malcolm Smart, Amnesty International Director for the Middle East and North Africa said that it is clear Israel does not intent to end its collective punishment of Gaza's civilian population but only ease it and that is not enough.
He also said that Israel should comply with its obligations as the occupying power under international law and immediately lift the blockade to reduce the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
He noted that there is no mention of allowing exports to leave Gaza in the announcement. The banning of vast majority of exports, raw materials and the movement of the people had destroyed Gaza's economy and pushed the population into unemployment, poverty and dependency on aid agencies for survival.
The problems will not be solved if the blockade continued.
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