Looming environmental catastrophe highlights urgency of lifting illegal blockade of the Gaza Strip

A statement by Friends of the Earth International condemning the 16-year Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, describing it as a crime against humanity that has rendered the territory uninhabitable through the denial of basic resources and the destruction of agricultural and fishing lands.

• The 16-year blockade of the Gaza Strip since June 2007 has caused a severe socio-economic crisis, with 50% of Palestinians in Gaza living in poverty, 80% relying on humanitarian aid, 68% facing food insecurity, and 69% of youth being unemployed.
• Environmental and infrastructural deterioration has made Gaza uninhabitable, characterized by electricity availability of only two to four hours daily and only 4% of water being fit for human consumption.
• Israeli restrictions have impacted up to 35% of Gaza's agricultural land and 85% of its fishing waters, utilizing enforcement methods such as live ammunition, the levelling of farmland, and the confiscation of fishing boats.

APA

admin (2023). Looming environmental catastrophe highlights urgency of lifting illegal blockade of the Gaza Strip. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/illegal-blockade-of-the-gaza-strip/

Chicago

admin. Looming environmental catastrophe highlights urgency of lifting illegal blockade of the Gaza Strip. Friends of the Earth International, 2023. https://www.foei.org/illegal-blockade-of-the-gaza-strip/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=admin |title=Looming environmental catastrophe highlights urgency of lifting illegal blockade of the Gaza Strip |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=29 June 2023 |url=https://www.foei.org/illegal-blockade-of-the-gaza-strip/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{admin2023looming, author = {admin}, title = {{Looming environmental catastrophe highlights urgency of lifting illegal blockade of the Gaza Strip}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2023}, month = jun, url = {https://www.foei.org/illegal-blockade-of-the-gaza-strip/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }