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October 30, 2023

Gaza Isn’t Under Siege, and Israel Has No Legal Obligation to Provide It with Resources

Jerusalem’s actual humanitarian responsibilities toward Hamas-held territory.

In a phone call yesterday, President Biden urged Benjamin Netanyahu to increase the amount of humanitarian aid allowed to flow into Gaza “immediately and significantly”—this after Israel reopened water pipelines and took other similar steps. Pnina Sharvit Baruch and Tammy Caner examine the actual obligations the Jewish state bears toward the people of Gaza according to international law:

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October 30, 2023

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