A human rights charity has criticised the UK for being too slow to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, despite the announcement of a maritime corridor for aid deliveries.
“The creation of a maritime aid ‘corridor’ is a woefully slow response to the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the UK is once again failing to show anywhere near the required level of urgency in how it responds to this calamitous situation,” said Amnesty International UK’s chief executive Sacha Deshmukh.
He said the corridor was an “inefficient” way of delivering aid.
“Whether or not the seaport scheme goes ahead, the UK should be redoubling its efforts to press Israel into opening existing land crossings for aid deliveries, while also demanding that Israel end its 17-year-long blockade of Gaza, which is an act of collective punishment,” he said.
The charity official urged the British foreign secretary to “break the pattern” of the UK supporting “piecemeal measures”.
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