Gaza: a humanitarian and moral crisis
In the past three weeks the world has watched Israel launch deadly attack after deadly attack against densely populated civilian areas and infrastructures. In the course of its bloody offensive, Israel has deemed legitimate targets to be hospitals, medical centres, ambulances, press and media reporters and UN facilities, the most recent being a school used to shelter families who had been forced to abandon their homes as their neighbourhoods fell under Israeli fire. Such attacks which fail to differentiate between civilian and military areas breach the principles of distinction and proportionality, creating unacceptable mortality and injury rates and an uninhabitable living situation within the Gaza Strip which has left residents without access to the most basic provisions including clean water, electricity and shelter.
