B’Tselem says international community 'abandoning people of Gaza'

Israeli human rights organisation B’Tselem said the international community is “abandoning the people of Gaza” as Israel continues to attack the enclave despite a two month old ceasefire there. 

“World leaders and the international community continue to abdicate their responsibility, abandoning the people of Gaza and enabling Israel to continue its destructive campaign unabated behind the smokescreen of a ‘ceasefire," the group said in a post on X.

 “the start of rehabilitation and the restoration of basic security” in Gaza, B’Tselem said, noting that most Palestinians are living without adequate shelter or access to critical supplies, such as food, water and medicine.

B’Tselem said Israel continues to prevent "medical teams, humanitarian workers and foreign journalists from entering Gaza" despite the ceasefire.

"This limits the availability of vital care, conceals reality on the ground and prevents documentation of harm to the population,” the statement added.