WHO urges Israel to lift Gaza blockade

And it said it wanted Israel to reverse policies that had "led to the prevailing dire health conditions and severe food and fuel shortages in the Gaza Strip."
Earlier this month, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on Israel to end the blockade on aid and fuel to the 1.5 million inhabitants of the impoverished Gaza Strip.
Life in the enclave, he said, remains "extremely difficult" three months after the end of an Israeli offensive targeted at Gaza's rulers, Islamic movement Hamas.
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