### [2023-10-10](/feed/2023/10/10/index.md)

##### Israeli–Palestinian conflict
# The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights condemns Israel's decision to order a blockade on Gaza, including a ban on food and water, saying that the action is in violation of international law. 




### Sources:

1. [The Times of Israel](https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-human-rights-chief-israels-total-siege-of-gaza-prohibited-by-international-law/)

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