The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor confirmed that Tel Aviv has continued to prevent the entry of clothes, blankets and shoes into the Gaza Strip for more than a year, including children's needs, despite the catastrophic humanitarian conditions and the onset of the harsh winter season.

The observatory explained, in a statement on Tuesday, that this ban violates international law, which does not justify imposing restrictions on the entry of these essentials to civilians, noting that these practices come within the framework of a deliberate policy to keep Palestinians under harsh living conditions, which constitutes a violation that amounts to the crime of genocide.

The observatory indicated that the amount of trucks entering the sector in recent months does not exceed 6% of the daily needs of the population, most of which are food items, while the percentage related to clothing and shoes does not exceed 0.001%.

He pointed out that this shortage caused a severe crisis, especially after the destruction of about 70% of the homes in the Strip, in addition to the majority of shops and markets, which led to an almost complete paralysis in the availability of these goods.

He added that about two million Palestinians, out of 2.3 million in Gaza, live as displaced and forcibly displaced people in tents, schools or the remains of destroyed homes, after being forced to leave their homes several times, often leaving without being able to take their clothes and basic necessities.