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Israel bars Amnesty, Human Rights Watch workers from Gaza
Human rights organizations prevented from conducting investigations into Israel-Hamas fighting.
Israel
has been refusing to allow employees of Amnesty International and Human
Rights Watch to enter the Gaza Strip in order to conduct their own
independent investigations into the fighting, using various bureaucratic
excuses.
Both human rights organizations have been trying to obtain permission from the Civil Administration to enter Gaza since July 7. Two different reasons have been cited for the refusals: The first is that the Erez border crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip is closed and no entry permits are being granted until further notice; the second is neither group is registered with the Social Affairs Ministry as a humanitarian aid organization.
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